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

[curiouswombat]

I think I will leave this until winter - I do serious better in the winter.

Out of curiosity do you know if there are any illustrations? Because, if not, I will possibly get it on kindle rather than in solid form.

[altariel]

No illustrations that I could see when I flipped through just now. Apart from the cover, which is very beautiful.

[jhall1]

Congratulations!

[altariel]

Thank you! I'm pleased with the essay and delighted to be in this book.

[altariel]

Ha! That has made me laugh!

[aliana1]

Hooray! Wonderful to see the book in print at last, and that it and your essay got such a nice review. Big congrats!

[altariel]

Thank you! It's a beautiful volume: so proud to be in it.

[wormwood_7]

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]

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!