Tom Bombadil

Chance, Jane. Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

This book has a whole chapter concerning Tom Bombadil.

Hargrove, Gene. “Who Is Tom Bombadil?.” Mythlore: A Journal of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy Stu 13.1 [47] (Autumn 1986): 20–24. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO. 11 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=1989023172&site=ehost-live>.

I requested this article and haven’t received it yet, but Tom’s name is in the title, so it should apply to my research.

Herbert, Gary B. “Tolkien’s Tom Bombadil and the Platonic Ring of Gyges.” Extrapolation (Kent State University Press) 26.2 (Summer1985 1985): 152–159. Humanities International Index. EBSCO. 14 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hgh&AN=15775513&site=ehost-live>.

This is another article that I requested because it concerns Tom Bombadil.

Jeffs, Carol. “A Merry Fellow.” Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society 24 (Sep. 1987): 25–27. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO. [11 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=1991065229&site=ehost-live>.

I requested this article as well, because it was written about Tom Bombadil.

Jones, Leslie Ellen. Myth & Middle-Earth. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Press, 2002.

This book has a couple of chapters devoted to Tom Bombadil but it also connects him to other parts of The Lord of the Rings.

Jensen, Klaus, and Ruairidh MacDonald. “On Tom Bombadil: The Function of Tom Bombadil.” Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society 44 (Aug. 2006): 37–42. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO. 11 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2006582028&site=ehost-live>.

Some more research on Tom Bombadil.

Lewis, Paul W. “Beorn and Tom Bombadil: A Tale of Two Heroes.” Mythlore: A Journal of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature 25.3–4 (2007 Spring-Summer 2007): 145–160. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO. 11 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2007652192&site=ehost-live>.

I thought this article would be interesting because it compares Tom Bombadil to a character from The Hobbit.

Pirson, Ron. “Tom Bombadil’s Biblical Connections.” Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society 37 (Dec. 1999): 15–18. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2001701751&site=ehost-live>.

I’m interested in this article because it deals with a possible religious connection.

Slethhaug. “Tolkien, Tom Bombadil, and Creative Imagination.” English Studies in Canada (1978): 341–350.

I requested this article because a lot of my other sources cited it.

Tolkien, Christopher, and J. R. R. Tolkien. The Return of the Shadow. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.

This book has a chapter about Tom Bombadil.

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, And Other Verses from the Red Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963.

This is a book written by Tolkien and it has Tom’s name in the title, so I thought it’s probably important.

Tolkien Society. Leaves from the Tree: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Shorter Fiction. London: The Society, 1991.

These articles are written about Tom’s character in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

Treschow, Michael, and Mark Duckworth. “Bombadil’s Role in The Lord of the Rings.” Mythlore 25.1/2 (Fall/Winter2006 2006): 175–196. Humanities International Index. EBSCO. 14 Oct. 2008 <http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hgh&AN=22927332&site=ehost-live>.

I requested this article because it’s about Tom Bombadil.

Annika Laughlin? October 14, 2008, at 08:24 PM


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