Elizabeth Solopova

Elizabeth Solopova is a British philologist and medievalist undertaking research at New College, Oxford.^[1]^[2] She is known outside academic circles for her work on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings.

Life[]

She graduated from Moscow University and completed her PhD in English from Oxford University.^[3]

Career[]

She is a research fellow at Oxford University.^[4]

She teaches Old and Middle English at Oxford University.^[5]

Selected publications[]

Some of her books are:^[6]

Chaucer: The General Prologue
The Keys of Middle-Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

The book offers excerpts from fourteen medieval literary works in Old English, Middle English and Old Norse together with a study of thematic parallels in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction. A review in the journal Studies in the Novel found it well-suited for "academics, students, general readers, and Tolkien fans," while the reviewer for Strange Horizons concluded that "for those wanting to explore it the wider field, this is more a companion than a guide."^[7]^[8]

Languages, Myths and History: An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary Background of J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction
Key Concepts in Medieval Literature
Manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible in the Bodleian and Oxford College Libraries
The Wycliffite Bible: Origin, History and Interpretation
Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library: A Select Catalogue

This is a catalogue of 111 liturgical psalters from the Bodleian Library including details on the type of bookbinding as well as examples of decoration and text.^[9]

References[]

^ "Solopova, Elizabeth". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Elizabeth Solopova". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ Collier, Pieter (16 June 2009). "Interview with Dr. Solopova, author of Languages, Myths and History". Tolkien Library. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "About the Author: Elizabeth Solopova". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Dr Elizabeth Solopova". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Books by Elizabeth Solopova". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ Marsh, Kay (2008). "Review: The Keys of Middle Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien". Studies in the Novel. 40 (4): 517–9. JSTOR 29533903.
^ Sperring, Kari (22 February 2016). "The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova". Strange Horizons.
^ Toswell, M. J. (2015). "Reviews: Elizabeth Solopova, Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library: A Select Catalogue". Speculum. 90 (1): 298–9. doi:10.1017/S0038713414002991.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Solopova, Elizabeth". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[2] "Elizabeth Solopova". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[tl-3] Collier, Pieter (16 June 2009). "Interview with Dr. Solopova, author of Languages, Myths and History". Tolkien Library. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[4] "About the Author: Elizabeth Solopova". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[5] "Dr Elizabeth Solopova". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[6] "Books by Elizabeth Solopova". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[7] Marsh, Kay (2008). "Review: The Keys of Middle Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien". Studies in the Novel. 40 (4): 517–9. JSTOR 29533903.

[8] Sperring, Kari (22 February 2016). "The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova". Strange Horizons.

[9] Toswell, M. J. (2015). "Reviews: Elizabeth Solopova, Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library: A Select Catalogue". Speculum. 90 (1): 298–9. doi:10.1017/S0038713414002991.

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Bibliography
Poetry and songs	Songs for the Philologists (1936) "Bagme Bloma" The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son (1953) "A Walking Song" (1954) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (1962) "Errantry" "Fastitocalon" "The Sea-Bell" "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late" The Road Goes Ever On (1967) Bilbo's Last Song (1974)
Fiction	The Hobbit (1937) "Leaf by Niggle" (1947) The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (1945/2016) Farmer Giles of Ham (1949) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) Tree and Leaf (1964) The Tolkien Reader (1966) Smith of Wootton Major (1967)
Posthumous fiction	The Father Christmas Letters (1976) The Silmarillion (1977) Poems and Stories (1980) Unfinished Tales (1980) Mr. Bliss (1982) The History of Middle-earth (1983–1996) The Book of Lost Tales The Lays of Beleriand The Shaping of Middle-earth The Lost Road and Other Writings The History of The Lord of the Rings Morgoth's Ring The War of the Jewels The Peoples of Middle-earth Tales from the Perilous Realm (1997) Roverandom (1998) The Children of Húrin (2007) The History of The Hobbit (2007) The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún (2009) The Fall of Arthur (2013) The Story of Kullervo (2015) Beren and Lúthien (2017) The Fall of Gondolin (2018)
Academic works	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Middle English text, 1925) "The Devil's Coach Horses" (1925) "Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad" (1929) "Sigelwara Land" (1932–34) "Chaucer as a Philologist: The Reeve's Tale" (1934) "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics" (1936) "On Fairy-Stories" (1939) "On Translating Beowulf" (1940) Sir Orfeo (1944) Ancrene Wisse (1962) "English and Welsh" (1963) Jerusalem Bible (as translator and lexicographer, 1966)
Posthumous academic	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo (Modern English translations, 1975) Finn and Hengest (1982) The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays (1983) Beowulf and the Critics (2002) Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary with "Sellic Spell" (2014) A Secret Vice (1983/2016) List of Tolkien's alliterative verse
Scholars	Biographers Humphrey Carpenter John Garth Christian Stratford Caldecott Matthew T. Dickerson Peter Kreeft Joseph Pearce Fleming Rutledge Ralph C. Wood Critics Douglas A. Anderson Nicholas Birns David Bratman Marjorie Burns Lin Carter Jane Chance Janet Brennan Croft Michael Drout Dimitra Fimi Jason Fisher Verlyn Flieger Glen GoodKnight Wayne G. Hammond Randel Helms Charles A. Huttar Paul H. Kocher Stuart D. Lee Jared Lobdell Gergely Nagy John D. Rateliff Christina Scull Tom Shippey Elizabeth Solopova Sandra Ballif Straubhaar Amy H. Sturgis Richard C. West
Related	Family Influences Artwork J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator Languages constructed by Tolkien The Inklings Mythlore Mythopoeic Society Elvish Linguistic Fellowship Tolkien and the modernists The Tolkien Society Tolkien Reading Day Tolkien Studies Memorials Tolkien research Works inspired by Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (1977, authorized biography) Tolkien and the Great War Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon Tolkien (biographical film) Poems and Songs of Middle Earth (album) Language and Human Nature

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