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tumhalad2 · 07-16-2011, 10:06 PM

Some awesome news! My understanding was that HC were holding back on the facsimile Hobbit until next year, which is the 75th anniversary.

Also released next year will be Corey Olsen's Exploring the Hobbit, which, like his "Tolkien Professor" lectures will offer a comprehensive reading of Tolkien's first tale.

Michael Drout is also apparently writing a Tolkien monograph called The Tower and the Ruin, and according to Prof. Olsen, John Rateliff is also writing a new book about Tolkien's creative methods. I'm not sure when that might be released, however.

Quite an exciting couple of years to come for Tolkien scholarship.

07-16-2011, 10:06 PM	#2
tumhalad2 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 95	Other titles... Some awesome news! My understanding was that HC were holding back on the facsimile Hobbit until next year, which is the 75th anniversary. Also released next year will be Corey Olsen's Exploring the Hobbit, which, like his "Tolkien Professor" lectures will offer a comprehensive reading of Tolkien's first tale. Michael Drout is also apparently writing a Tolkien monograph called The Tower and the Ruin, and according to Prof. Olsen, John Rateliff is also writing a new book about Tolkien's creative methods. I'm not sure when that might be released, however. Quite an exciting couple of years to come for Tolkien scholarship.