Anna Smol: A Single Leaf

Category: Medieval

  • Fall of Arthur reviews

    I’m gathering my own thoughts on the recently published Fall of Arthur poem by Tolkien; in the meantime, here are a few reviews. John Garth, “Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur.’” The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/23/tolkien-s-unfinished-epic-the-fall-of-arthur.html Elizabeth Hand.  “J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Fall of Arthur’ and the Path to Middle-Earth.”   Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-jrr-tolkien-fall-of-arthur-middle-earth20130526,0,7954386.story Some brief comments…

  • Tolkien’s Fall of Arthur publication confirmed

    A couple of months ago, I was speculating about clues that Tolkien’s Fall of Arthur would finally be published next spring and wondering what it would contain. Now, a notice has appeared on the HarperCollins site confirming that the editor will indeed be Christopher Tolkien and that the work will appear in May 2013.

  • Invoking the spirit of Elizabeth Elstob

    “What has a Woman to do with Learning?”*  That was a question that Elizabeth Elstob had to deal with in her lifetime (1683-1756), as her study of languages and of Old English in particular existed in precarious circumstances relying, it seems, on the support and encouragement of her brother William and a few friends. Even…

  • New from Nodens Books

    Nodens Books (managed by Douglas A. Anderson) has just released a translation of The Saga of Hrolf Kraki by Stella Marie Mills (1903-1989). Mills studied with J.R.R. Tolkien and E.V. Gordon at Leeds University in the 1920s.  More details here.

  • Tolkien’s Fall of Arthur

    Rippling through the Tolkien studies community this past week has been the announcement that Tolkien’s poem The Fall of Arthur might be published in May 2013. The news has been spreading ever since the announcement was first spotted on the Amazon site in France and reported on the Mythopoeic Society’s discussion list. The listing has…

  • CFPs: Tolkien and / or Medievalisms, Kalamazoo 2013

    Because the International Congress on Medieval Studies publishes calls for so many different topics, I like to sort out the general areas I’m working in right now to see what will potentially be on offer next year as well as to think about what I might want to submit as a paper. The attached pdf…

  • CFP: Canadian Society of Medievalists at Kalamazoo

    The call for papers for the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo  (affectionately known as “Kzoo” to the thousands who attend each year) has now been published. Among the hundreds of proposed sessions, you will find one sponsored by the Canadian Society of Medievalists: Canadian Society of Medievalists/La Société canadienne des médiévistes: Bilingual England:…

  • Atlantic Mediaeval Association meeting in September

    I’ve just received the announcement and call for papers for the Atlantic Mediaeval Association conference, which will be held September 14-15 at Acadia University in the lovely town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The announcement is copied below: Call for Papers Fifth Annual Conference of the Atlantic Mediaeval Association 14-15 September 2012 Acadia University, Wolfville, NS…