Forgotten Leaves: Essays from a Smial

Revised, Corrected EditionEdited by Jessica BurkeIndex by Nicholas BirnsOur 1st volume dedicated “To the Professor,” with 14 essays examining varying topics in Tolkien studies. A number of the essays were previously published in the Journal of the Northeast Tolkien Society and have been revised by their authors.Forgotten Leaves showcases fans as the first scholars. We wanted to present a scholarly discussion that was open to scholars and non-scholars alike. Here we have discussions that are academic, fannish, and pleasant blend of the two.Table of ContentsForeword by Jessica BurkeHe Who Would Be First Must Be Last:Tolkien’s Heroism in Lord of the Rings—by Melissa SnyderTolkien’s Unintentional Use of Romanticismin The Lord of the Rings—by Elizabeth JohnsonGoldberry: Servant or Master of Bombadil?—by Andrea MathwichThe Captain & the Shieldmaiden, Change &Balance, Éowyn & Faramir in PeterJackson’s The Lord of the Rings—by Clare McBrideThe Trees of Middle-earth: the Myth ofTheir Inherent Evil—by Laurel MichalekReview of Tolkien and the Modernists—by Maria AlbertoTolkien and Gaming: A Fan’s Perspective—by Chris TuthillLessons from the Long Road—by Laura KemmererA World Without Myth—by Jessica BurkeMasters of Fate: The Heroism and Doom ofMen in The Silmarillion—by Richard RohlinTolkien as a Catholic Mystic—by Anthony S. BurdgeAuthorship and the Vita Contemplativa:Tolkien’s Self-Depiction in The Lord of theRings—by Nicholas BirnsThe Great Geat: A Discussion of Tolkienand Heaney’s Beowulf Translations—by Elizabeth ReinhardtLords of the Unsullied Light, Defenders ofLiberty: the Ñoldorin Revolution and theFrench, Through the Lens of EnlightenmentThought—by Tatiana DenisovaAn Irish Friendship in English Lit andMore: Nevill Coghill, C.S. Lewis, “TheCave” and What Came After—by Jared Lobdell