Member Since:
Jan. 14, 2015
Leslie A. Donovan
Biography
Leslie A. Donovan is a Professor in the Honors College at the University of New Mexico, where she teaches interdisciplinary humanities courses for undergraduates. Among her publications are studies of valkyries in The Lord of the Rings (included in this collection), Tolkien’s mythology, women saints’ lives in Old English prose, the character of Hunferth in Beowulf, and various pedagogical topics. She has edited Approaches to Teaching Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Other Works forthcoming from the Modern Language Association. In addition, she is the Editor of the Mythopoeic Press.
Where to buy in print
Books
Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J. R. R. Tolkien
by Janet Brennan Croft & Leslie A. Donovan
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 128,890.
Language:
English.
Published: January 14, 2015
by
Mythopoeic Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Essays, Essay » Literature
Perilous and Fair includes seven classic articles as well as seven new examinations of women in Tolkien’s works and life. These fourteen articles bring together perspectives not only on Tolkien’s most commonly discussed female characters—Éowyn, Galadriel, and Lúthien—but also on less studied figures such as Nienna, Yavanna, Shelob, and Arwen.