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| Editor | Michael D. C. Drout |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 720 |
| ISBN | 978-0415969420 |
| OCLC | 71004244 |
| 828/.91209 22 | |
| LC Class | PR6039.O32 Z664 2007 |
The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, edited by Michael D. C. Drout, was published by Routledge in 2006. A team of 127 Tolkien scholars on 720 pages cover topics of Tolkien's fiction, his academic works, his intellectual and spiritual influences, and his biography. Co-editors were Douglas A. Anderson, Verlyn Flieger (both Drout's co-editors also of Tolkien Studies), Marjorie Burns and Tom Shippey.[1][2]
The development of the encyclopedia was interrupted by Taylor & Francis's takeover of Routledge. All the images and redirection entries (like "Balrog: see Monsters") were dropped, making the work less accessible than it could have been. Further, the editing process was severely curtailed, leaving many imperfections in the text. Reviewers noted the uneven handling of topics: some essays were excellent, while others were sketchy.
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