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Thomas Alan Shippey (born 9 September 1943) [1] is a British medievalist, a retired scholar of Middle and Old English literature as well as of modern fantasy and science fiction. He is considered one of the world's leading academic experts [2] on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien about whom he has written several books and many scholarly papers.
He is best known for his books on Tolkien, but has also published very widely on medieval studies, and on fantasy and science fiction – including, in recent years, more than 200 reviews of the latter for The Wall Street Journal.
Jun 27, 2024 · Thomas Alan Shippey, Ph.D. ( 9 September, 1943) is one of the most well known scholars on J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as fantasy and science fiction in general. He describes himself as a "Tolkien polemicist".
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Oct 12, 2012 · Tom Shippey has taught medieval literature at six universities, including Oxford and Harvard, and retired in 2008 from his last academic appointment, the Walter J Ong Chair at Saint Louis University. His books on Tolkien are The Road to Middle-earth (1982, 4th edition 2004), JRR Tolkien: Author of the Century (2000), and Roots and Branches ...
Tom Shippey is a scholar and critic of Tolkien's works and legacy. He has written several books on Tolkien's life, influence, and literary achievements, as well as a Viking novel by Rider Haggard.
Tom Shippey is a professor emeritus of medieval studies and a visiting lecturer at Signum University. He reviews fantasy and science fiction books for The Wall Street Journal and has published on Tolkien and other topics.
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Beowulf and the North before the Vikings (2022) This short book argues, against the modern consensus derived from Tolkien almost ninety years ago, that Beowulf in fact gives rather a good picture of Scandinavia in the sixth century, now clarified and corroborated by a great deal of recent archaeology: which Tolkien, of course, could not have known.
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