Thomas Alan Shippey is a British scholar of medievalism, of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction. In particular he is widely considered one of the world's leading academic scholars on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien about whom he has written several books and many scholarly papers. - Wikipedia
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History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, English Fantasy fiction, English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature, Civilization, Medieval, in literature, English poetry, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973, 821.912, American Fantasy fiction, Beowulf, Comparative literature, Criticism and interpretationtolkien, j. r. r. (john ronald reuel) , 1892-1973, Didactic poetry, English (Old), Dragons in literature, English Fantasy literature, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, English poetry (collections), English poetry, history and criticism, old english, ca. 450-1100, Epic poetry, English (Old), Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, english--history and criticism, Germanic peoples, religionPlaces
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- Tom Allen
- John Holm
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