An Annotated Bibliography of Tolkien Criticism - Supplement Three

The first part of this series appears in Orcrist #1

The Critics, and Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis - Reviews

Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings. Carter, Lin. Reviewed by Richard C. West. Good News from Tolkien’s Middle Earth: Two Essays on the “Applicability” of The Lord of the Rings. Ellwood, Gracia Fay. Reviewed by Richard C. West. Shadows of Imagination: The Fantasies of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. Hillegas, Mark R., ed. Reviewed by Richard C. West. Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Isaacs, Neil D., and Rose A. Zimbardo, eds. Reviewed by Richard C. West. A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis. Kilby, Clyde S., ed. Reviewed by Richard C. West. C.S. Lewis: A Critical Essay. Kreeft, Peter. Reviewed by Richard C. West. Narrative Poems. Lewis, C.S.. Reviewed by Richard C. West. elected Literary Essays. Lewis, C.S.. Reviewed by Richard C. West. The Tolkien Relation: A Personal Inquiry. Ready, William. Reviewed by Richard C. West. nderstanding Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Ready, William. Reviewed by Richard C. West. C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces: Introduction and Commentary. Starr, Nathan Comfort. Reviewed by Richard C. West. J.R.R. Tolkien. Stimpson, Catharine R. Reviewed by Richard C. West. The Image of Man in C.S. Lewis. White, William Luther. Reviewed by Richard C. West

In Memoriam: Jared Lobdell

Personal reminiscences of the scholar and author

Where Fantasy Fits: The Importance of Being Tolkien

Scholar Guest of Honor speech, Mythcon 45. In his wide-ranging and conversational meditation on “Where Fantasy Fits,” the conference theme, West places Tolkien within a broad fantasy tradition but concentrates most closely on the decades preceding The Hobbit and following The Lord of the Rings, bearing out Garner Dozois’s observation that “[a]fter Tolkien, everything changed” for genre fantasy. Of particular interest is West’s discussion of science fiction works and authors appreciated by Tolkien and Lewis

The Status of Tolkien Scholarship

Assesses the contemporary state of Tolkien scholarship, dismissing “Middle-earth studies” as not true criticism

The Introductory Communication Course: The Hybrid Approach

The introductory communication course is one of the most important courses in a general education program at the college or university level. Gibson, Hanna, and Huddleston (1985) observed that the course “remains a vital component of American higher education” (290). Seiler and McGukin (1989) agreed that the course is critical to a speech communication curriculum. Professors adopt a variety of approaches in teaching the introductory course. The purpose of this essay is to examine one approach to the introductory course: the hybrid course. The authors will (l) describe the hybrid approach; (2) consider the course structure including general teaching strategies. behavioral objectives, classroom activities, major assignments, and examinations; (3) note the importance of the hybrid approach; and (4) recommend some future directions for the course

The effect of alkalisation on the mechanical properties of natural fibres

A study on the effect of alkalisaton using 3% NaOH solution was carried out on Flax, Kenaf, Abaca and Sisal to observe the impact that the common pre-treatment process has on fibre mechanical properties. The result of the investigation indicated that over-treatment of natural fibres using NaOH could have a negative effect on the base fibre properties. It is concluded that a treatment time of less than 10 minutes is sufficient to remove hemicelluloses and to give the optimum effect

Mechanical testing of natural fibre reinforced polyester resin composites and Mode 1 fracture toughness testing of resin blocks

Recent European Parliament directive requires companies to achieve materials recycling greater than 80% in particular in the automotive sector [1]. The research on natural fibre based composite materials fits well into this ecological image. The advantages of natural fibres over synthetic materials include, low density, relative cheapness, availability and biodegradability. In this paper we explore the fabrication and mechanical testing of natural fibre composites and this is part of an on going study at Strathclyde University and describes the fabrication of composites using natural fibre and styrene polyester resin. The properties of the synthetic resin can be varied by changing the catalysts concentration and flexural (three point bending) and single-edged notched bending (SENB) properties are reported at different concentrations of the catalyst