Perilous and Fair: Woman in the Works and Life of JRR Tolkien

[altariel]

I'm extremely proud to have an essay in this collection from the Mythopoeic Society, Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of JRR Tolkien.

My essay is about fanfiction, and is titled: "Finding Ourselves in the (Un)mapped Lands: Women's Reparative Readings of The Lord of the Rings". You can read a review of the book here [PDF file].

Comments

[wormwood-7.livejournal.com]

Congratulations :) Sounds like a fascinating, and timely, book. I've always felt that Tolkien had a a lot of respect and affection for the women he created.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The anthology shares that perspective! There is a wonderful essay by Stephen Rateliff which details, amongst other relationships, his kindly and supportive treatment of female students - not par for the course in Oxford at the time!