Help with writing a term paper?
Matt Martinez
I'm writing a term paper and I'm coming across some considerable
trouble. First off, I am a high school student and therefore do not
have access to a big college library. Second, I have no idea what to
do. If someone could please give me some ideas and perhaps some books
to look for (criticism and interpretation books are what I'm looking
for; I've already found _Tolkien's World_ by Randel Helms), it would be
greatly appreciated.
Please e-mail me. Thank You.
--
Matt
"Do not be so proud of this technological terror you have constructed.
The ability to criticize Star Wars is insignificant next to power of the
Fans"
-Brandon David Short
(-o-)
Graystone
One of the best works to get a sense of whom he WAS is the "Letters". In
and of itself it is a thoroughly entertaining book but as a place from
which to view criticisms of the WORKS of Tolkien it is especially
valuable insofar as it allows the student to see which should be taken
seriously and which not. Tolkien was a great corresponder and like
Heinlein's Grumbles from the Grave the "Letters" shows an author shorn
of the shadow of his work.
Rafael Pedro Viegas Canoa
In article <3349CB...@alpha.wcoil.com>, jsej...@alpha.wcoil.com says...
>
>I'm writing a term paper and I'm coming across some considerable
>trouble. First off, I am a high school student and therefore do not
>have access to a big college library. Second, I have no idea what to
>do. If someone could please give me some ideas and perhaps some books
>to look for (criticism and interpretation books are what I'm looking
>for; I've already found _Tolkien's World_ by Randel Helms), it would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Please e-mail me. Thank You.
>
>--
>
>Matt
>
>"Do not be so proud of this technological terror you have constructed.
>The ability to criticize Star Wars is insignificant next to power of the
>Fans"
> -Brandon David Short
>(-o-)
books. It's a fairly short book (212 pages) containing seven critical essays on
different aspects of Tolkien's works: 1-Middle-earth: An Imaginary World?
2-The Hobbit
3-Cosmic Order
4-Sauron and the Nature of Evil
5-The Free Peoples
6-Aragorn
7-Seven Leaves
It also contains a helpful group of bibliographical notes which may lead to
other works of criticism and commentary on Tolkien.
Hope this helps,
Rafael
P.S.- Cool quote.
José R. Rivera
Matt Martinez wrote:
>
> I'm writing a term paper and I'm coming across some considerable
> trouble. First off, I am a high school student and therefore do not
> have access to a big college library. Second, I have no idea what to
> do. If someone could please give me some ideas and perhaps some books
> to look for (criticism and interpretation books are what I'm looking
> for; I've already found _Tolkien's World_ by Randel Helms), it would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Please e-mail me. Thank You.
>
> --
>
> Matt
>
> "Do not be so proud of this technological terror you have constructed.
> The ability to criticize Star Wars is insignificant next to power of the
> Fans"
> -Brandon David Short
José R. Rivera
Toast
>trouble. First off, I am a high school student and therefore do not
>have access to a big college library. Second, I have no idea what to
>do. If someone could please give me some ideas and perhaps some books
>to look for (criticism and interpretation books are what I'm looking
>for; I've already found _Tolkien's World_ by Randel Helms), it would be
>greatly appreciated.
Hey Brandon,
I'm a graduate student in English and am doing my Master's thesis on
Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and a chap named Charles Williams that you might have
heard of. At any rate, you don't say what your assignment is, but some
general texts you might want to look at in addition to the "Letters" (which
was an excellent suggestion) are:
_J.R.R. Tolkien: The Authorized Biography_ by Humphrey Carpenter
_The Inklings_ also by Carpenter
These are biographical books and provide some great info and
bibiliographies.
Tolkien's _The Tolkien Reader_ (pub by Ballantine) is also a must have. It
contains Tolkien's essay on Faerie stories which is essential to
understanding why he wrote what he did.
Also by Tolkien, but perhaps a bit beyond what you're doing (maybe not) is
Tolkien's _The Monsters and the Critics_ which is a book concerning
Beowulf.
If you'd like any more suggestions or help let me know; I'd be glad to make
any suggestions that might be helpful.
Good hunting!!!