Utopian Intersections in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien

[Faramir Jones]

Congratulations on finishing with your Ph.D., Zigûr! I'd be interested in reading it, particularly in terms of connections of Tolkien's works with those utopian ones of Edward Bellamy, who was very influential in his time. I first read Looking Backward in 1987, on the centenary of its first publication, and was amused by its reference to something called the 'credit card'.

[Zigûr]

Originally Posted by Faramir Jones

Congratulations on finishing with your Ph.D., Zigûr! I'd be interested in reading it, particularly in terms of connections of Tolkien's works with those utopian ones of Edward Bellamy, who was very influential in his time. I first read Looking Backward in 1987, on the centenary of its first publication, and was amused by its reference to something called the 'credit card'.

I have quite an extensive Tolkien-Bellamy comparison in the thesis, which hopefully might be a source of interest.

I'm still just double checking everything about distribution but I should be able to send it to those who have expressed interest in it forthwith.

As I say, just send me a private message if you want to read it.

Thanks again all for the kind words.

[Bêthberry]

And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the dissertation? I quite liked that.

And of course congratulations on a job very well done.

[Zigûr]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the dissertation? I quite liked that.

And of course congratulations on a job very well done.

Thanks.

Actually my paper in the new publication is largely unrelated to the thesis. I had something of a habit, for better or worse, of composing Tolkien-related things in parallel to my thesis for conferences (and this publication) rather than using parts of my existing project. I think it was so that I could have a break.

In any event I apologise for not sending this through to anyone who has requested it yet, I've had things on my mind and am still looking into publication options.