Peter Roe Memorial Booklets
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| Title: | Peter Roe Memorial Booklets |
| Publisher: | Peter Roe Memorial Fund via The Tolkien Society |
| Editor(s): | various |
| Date(s): | 1985- |
| Frequency: | infrequent |
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| Fandom: | Tolkien and Lord of the Rings |
| Language: | English |
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Peter Roe Memorial Booklets are an irregular series of Tolkien fanworks issued by The Tolkien Society created in memory of a young and very creative fan. A talented cartographer and writer, Peter was just 16 years old when he was was struck by a vehicle and died instantly.
There have been 16 issues published to date (Dec 2015) and they seek to forward Tolkien studies in all areas.
The first publication to be was financed by the Peter Roe Memorial Fund, 'Some Light on Middle-earth' by Edward Crawford, was published in 1985. Subsequent publications have been formed from papers delivered at Tolkien Society Workshops, subsequently Tolkien Society Seminars; speeches given at Tolkien Society annual dinners; and articles taken from Amon Hen, the Society's bi-monthly publication.
For more about Peter Roe, see The Peter Roe Memorial Fund.
Issue 1
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 1 - Some Light on Middle-earth was published in 1985. It was edited by Trevor Reynolds.
Issue 2
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 2 - Leaves from the Tree. Publishing details and editor unknown. It contains talks presented at the 4th Tolkien Society Workshop entitled "J.R.R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction". It included at least one presentation by T.A. Shippey.
Issue 3
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 3 - The First and Second Ages was published in 1992 and contains 48 pages. Edited by Trevor Reynolds, it consists of 4 talks that were presented at the 5th Tolkien Society workshop held at the David Baxter Centre, Milton Keynes on 2 June 1990. Cover art was by Denis Bridoux, additional illustrations by Paula DiSante and Sarah Beach. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers are not known. ISBN 0-905520-04-1
- From Feanor to Doctor Faustus: A "Creator", destroys himself, by John Ellison.
- Before the Moon, Before the Sun: The Big Time in Tolkien's Mythology, by Denis Bridoux.
- Purity and Danger in Middle-earth, by Chris Seeman.
- "Good People" - Elves of the First Age, by Alex Lewis.
- Bibliography.
Issue 4
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 4 - Travel and Communication in Tolkien's World was published in 1996 and contains 58 pages. Edited by Richard Crawshaw, it consists of transcripts of 6 talks presented at the 10th Tolkien Society Seminar held at The Guildhall, Leicester on 24 June 1995. Cover art by Ian Harding. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-10-6.
- The Palantiri - A Study, by Alex Lewis.
- The Road Goes Ever On - Tolkien's use of journey motive in constructing The Lord of the Rings, by John Ellison.
- Who Mends the Roads? - Superstructures without Substructures, by Richard T Allen.
- First Catch Your Oliphaunt - A Rambling Look at the Natural and Unnatural History of Elephants, by Ruth Lacon.
- The Geography of the Shire - Reference points for a study of Communications, by Ian Smalley and Sally Bijl.
- The History and Practice of Communications in the Shire, by Tom Marringer.
Issue 5
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 5 - Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees: Volume One was published in 1997 and contains 60 pages. Edited by Helen Armstrong, it consists of 3 after dinner speeches given at past Tolkien Society annual dinners. Cover art was not credited. A5 format, stapled; issues numbers are not known. ISBN 0-905520-08-4
- Inspiration and Invention, or Where Tolkien Got Stuck, presented by Tom Shippey. York, 19 April 1980.
- ...I thought of the incident of Zeebrugge, which nobody wrote about at all..., presented by Tom Shippey. Cambridge, 23 April 1983.
- ..."Growing trees" when I should have been "digging potatoes"..., presented by Geraldine Harris. Cheltenham, 12 April 1986.
Issue 6
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 6 - Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees: Volume Two was published in 1998 and contains 60 pages. Edited by Helen Armstrong, it consists of 6 after dinner speeches given at past Tolkien Society annual dinners. Cover art was not credited. A5 format, stapled; issues numbers are not known. ISBN 0-905520-12-2
- "How many more volumes in this series?" I don't know, Christopher doesn't know, presented by Rayner Unwin. Cambridge, 31 March 1990.
- What have these people got in common? One thing... they had all been shot at, presented by Tom Shippey. Norwich, 13 April 1991.
- "Art has been verified..." The friendship of C.S. Lewis and JRR Tolkien, presented by Colin Duriez. Hull, 11 April 1992.
- ...asked many times - and it still suprises me - "Did you know your grandfather?", presented by Joanna Tolkien. Shrewsbury, 16 April 1994.
- When I made a mental picture of The Shire, I saw dykes, windmills, tulip-fields, presented by Rene van Rossenberg. Warwick, 20 April 1996.
- "Tolkien and the Old West", presented by Colin Duriez. Chepstow, 5 April 1997.
Issue 7
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 7 - Tolkien, The Sea and Scandinavia was published in 1999 and contains 56 pages. Edited by Richard Crawshaw, it consists of transcripts of 5 papers presented at the 11th Tolkien Society Seminar held at The George Hotel, Colchester on 15 June 1996. Cover art was not credited, other illustrations by Trevor Reynolds and John Ellison. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-11-4.
- Seas and Shores, A Study of Cataclysms in Middle-earth, presented by Alex Lewis.
- The Sea-Bell, A Voyage of Exploration, presented by Christine Davidson.
- Searching for an Earthly Paradise, Some Common Images in the Works of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, presented by Maria Kuteeva.
- The Great Wave and Other Dreams in The Lord of the Rings, presented by Patricia Reynolds.
- Tolkien-on-Sea, The View from the Shores of Middle-earth, presented by John Ellison.
Issue 8
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 8 - The Ways of Creative Mythologies, Imagined Worlds and Their Makers: Volume I and Volume II were both published in April 2000. Edited by Maria Kuteeva they consist of 15 papers presented at the 12th Tolkien Society Seminar held at Manchester University in June 1997; the seminar was arranged in association with the University of Manchester, Department of English and American Studies. The same image, from William Blake's America: a Prophecy, was used for the covers of both volumes. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-14-9 has been assigned to both volumes.
Volume I, Part 1
- Myth, Nationalism and Ideology
- Grimm, Grundtvig, Tolkien; Nationalisms and the Invention of Mythologies, presented by Tom Shippey.
- Mythology and Irish Nationalism; The Claim of the Past, presented by Georg Grote.
- Progressive Mythology and the History of Men, presented by David Doughan.
- Blake's King Arthur; Mankind's Hope or Satan's Representative, presented by Jodi Quinn.
Volume I, Part 2
- Myth, Modernity and Word
- Words and the Word; Kenneth Burke's Logology and TS Eliot's Mythology, presented by Lawrence Coupe.
- Approaches to Myth in Middle-earth, presented by Patrick Curry.
- Power and the Nature of Humanity in the Writings of Tolkien, Orwell and Huxley, presented by John Flood.
- Mythology as World Vision or World Version in John Cowper Powys's Wolf Solent, presented by Joe Boulter.
Volume II, Part 1
- Mythic Imagination
- JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth; The Dialogic Component of Modern Myth-Making, presented by Christopher Garbowski.
- Myth, Metaphor, and Metaphysics in WB Yeats, presented by Maria Leontiner.
- The Valar and Byzantium; Visions of Hierarchical Spleandour in Charles Williams and JRR Tolkien, presented by Robert DiNapoli.
- Early Critical Responses to George MacDonald's Phantastes, presented by John Docherty.
Volume II, Part 2
- Myth in Contemporary Culture
- Myth and Politics in George Oppen's poem 'The Occurrences', presented by Lynn Forest-Hill.
- Fenestering Goodwill; From Dei ex Machinis to Deus ex DNA, presented by Denis Bridoux.
- Painting the Wolves; Classical Myth and Contemorary Drama, presented by Steve Nicholson.
Issue 9
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 9 - Tolkien, A Mythology for England? was published in 2000 and contains 70 pages. Edited by Richard Crawshaw, it consists of transcripts of 6 papers presented at the 13th Tolkien Society Seminar held at Wolfson Court, Cambridgeshire on 12 June 1999. Cover art 'Orc reading Mort d'Arthur' copyright C Raynor. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-16-5.
- The Romans in Middle-earth, Classical Precedents for Tolkien's Early Conception of Mythology, presented by Allan Turner.
- Monsters, Maldon and Holy Maidenhood, Tolkien's Real Mythology for England, presented by Andrew Wells.
- Reflections on Reflections on Fairy Stories, presented by Gwydion M Williams.
- England? Which England?, Concepts of Englishness 1892-1954, presented by David Doughan.
- Some English Myth-Makers, Success and Failure Prior to Tolkien, presented by Christine Davidson.
- Tolkien's Mythology of England, The Shire as 'Local Community', presented by John Ellison.
Issue 10
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 10 - The Best of Amon Hen, Part One was published in 2000 and contains 60 pages. Edited by Andrew Wells, it consists of reprints of 21 articles previously published in the Tolkien Sociey's bi-monthly publication Amon Hen issues 131 - 150. Cover art is not credited. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-15-7.
Issue 11
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 11 - Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees: Volume Three was published in 2001 and contains 52 pages. Edited by Helen Armstrong, it consists of 4 after dinner speeches given at past Tolkien Society annual dinners. Cover art was not credited. A5 format, stapled; issues numbers are not known. ISBN 0-905520-13-0
- The Ethics of Escape, presented by Charles A Coulombe. Edinburgh, 22 April 1995.
- Eden, Fall, Exile and Beyond, presented by Michael Tolkien. Birminghan, 18 April 1998.
- Whether it was genetic or cultural or religious disposition, Tolkien loved music, presented by Michael Scott Rohan. Gillingham, 17 April 1999.
- On Hobbits and Elves: or, Took and Baggins Again, presented by Patrick Curry. Gloucester, 15 April 2000.
Issue 12
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 12 - Sindarin Lexicon was published in 2001 and consists of 60 pages. Edited by Richard Crawshaw it contains Kenneth Chaij's full and comprehensive list of Sindarin words together with their English meanings, and also a reprint of an item by David Masson previously published in Mallorn 14. Cover art is credited to Chris Crawshaw. A5 format, stapled; issues numbers are not known. ISBN 0-905520-18-1
- Sindarin Lexicon, by Kenneth Chaij:
- A History of the Sindarin Language.
- Sindain Pronunciation.
- Sindarin - English Lexicon.
- English in Feanorean, by David Masson.
Issue 13
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 13 - The Best of Amon Hen, Part Two was published in 2002 and contains 71 pages. Edited by Andrew Wells, it consists of reprints of 20 articles previously published in the Tolkien Sociey's bi-monthly publication Amon Hen issues 91 - 120. Cover art is not credited. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-19-X.
Issue 14
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 14 - Tolkien: Influenced and Influencing was published in 2005 and consists of 112 pages. Edited by Matthew Vernon, it contains 7 papers presented at the 17th Tolkien Society Seminar held at St Martin's College, Carlisle on 17 July 2004. Cover art is a photograph of Carlisle Castle. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-20-3
- Tolkien and Gift Theory, presented by Alison Milbank.
- Tolkien and the Theory of Names, presented by Maggie Fernandes.
- The Influence of Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings on Women, presented by Michele Fry.
- Tolkien and CS Lewis: light on a mutual influence, presented by Colin Duriez.
- The Idea of Influence, JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and Catholicism: an Historian's Perspective, presented by Paul E Kerry.
- Some Aspects of JRR Tolkien's Influence on Post-Soviet Culture, Literature and Society, presented by Nataliya Oryshchuk.
- Fantasy films before and after Peter Jackson, presented by Jessica Yates.
Issue 15
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 15 - Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth was published in 2012 and contains 54 pages. Edited by Christopher Kreuzer, it contains 4 papers and 1 poem presented at the 21st Tolkien Society Seminar held at Parkstead House, Roehampton University, London on 28 June 2008. Cover art is credited to Jef Murray. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 0-905520-28-5.
- Voices of a Music: Models of Free Will in Tolkien's Middle-earth, presented by Troels Forchhammer.
- Fate and Freedom in Tolkien's World: Unresolvable Paradox? Presented by Charles Noad.
- The Fiat of Iluvatar's Children during the War of the Ring, presented by Anne Marie Gazzolo.
- Who Forged Frodo's Fate? The Elves or Himself? Presented by Sultana Raza.
- Poem: Frodo's Fate, by Sultana Raza.
Issue 16
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 16 - Journeys and Destinations was published in 2015 and contains 52 pages. Edited by Ian Collier, it contains 5 papers presented at the 22nd Tolkien Society Seminar held at Sir John Soane's Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London on 27 June 2009. Cover art is credited to Julie Sinclair. A5 format, stapled; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-0-905520-21-6.
- "I have something to do before the end": The Journey of Samwise the Stouthearted, presented by Anne Marie Gazzolo.
- Rings and Other Things - Possesion and the Possessed, presented by Pat Reynolds, PhD.
- Dragons, Dreams, Myth & Magic, presented by Mick Elms and The Myth & Magic Tolkien Reading & Language Fellowship.
- Stay or go; some reflections upon stasis and travelling in Tolkien's mythos, presented by Sue Bridgewater.
- Travelling over/into the Feminine Body and Mind: An Analysis of the Metaphorical Journey of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings.
Issue 17
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 17 - Death and Immortality in Middle-earth was published in 2017 and contains 206 pages. Edited by Daniel Helen, it contains 12 papers presented at the 2016 Tolkien Society Seminar held in Leeds on 2 July 2016. Cover art is credited to Peter Xavier Price. The format is slightly smaller than A5, professionally bound, published by Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-1-911143-33-8.
- Tolkien and the Somme, presented by Matthew B Rose.
- Tolkien and T.S. Eliot: the waste land and a fallen king, presented by Tania Azevedo.
- Tolkien and disabiity: the narrative function of disabled characters in Middle-earth, presented by Irina Metzler.
- Facing death: how characters in The Lord of the Rings meet the prospect of their own demise and the loss of others, presented by Giovanni Carmine Costabile.
- The elven perspective of life, death and immortality, and its influence on humanity, presented by Asli Bulbul Candas.
- Mortal immortals: the fallibility of elven immortality in Tolkien's writing, presented by Anna Milon.
- Gifts in Harmony? A philological exploration of Tolkien's invented words for 'life' and 'death', presented by Andrew Higgins.
- Music of life: the creation of Middle-earth, presented by Sarah Rose.
- Transmission: an escape from death in Tolkien's work?, presented by Gaelle Abalea.
- Recurrent pattern of the Fall in Tolkien's legendarium, presented by Massimiliano Izzo.
- Frodo and Saruman: euformation, dysformation, and immortality in The Lord of the Rings, presented by Adam B. Shaeffer.
- 'Tears are the very wine of blessedness': joyful sorrow in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, presented by Dimitra Fimi.
Issue 18
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 18 - Poetry and Song in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien was published in 2018 and contains 81 pages. Edited by Anna Milon, it contains 4 papers presented at the 2017 Tolkien Society Seminar held in Leeds on 2 July 2017. Cover art is credited to Becky Green. The format is slightly smaller than A5, professionally bound, published by Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-1-911143-49-9.
- In search of the Wandering Fire: otherworldly imagery in 'The Song of AElfwine', presented by Massimiliano Izzo.
- 'Diadem the Fallen Day': Astronomical and Arboreal Motifs in the Poem 'Kortirion Among the Trees', presented by Kristine Larsen.
- The Magical and Reality-Transforming Function of Tolkien's Song and Verse, presented by Szymon Pyndur.
- Translating the Lay of Aotrou and Itroun into French: acros the Channel here and back again, presented by Bertrand Bellet.
Issue 19
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 19 - Tolkien the Pagan? Reading Middle-earth through a Spiritual Lens was published in 2019 and contains 85 pages. Edited by Anna Milon, it contains 5 papers presented at the 2018 Tolkien Society Seminar held at the Hilton City Hotel in Leeds on 1 July 2018. Cover art is credited to Becky Green. The format is slightly smaller than A5, professionally bound, published by Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-1-911143-79-6.
- On the Providential Historicism of Middle-earth, presented by Ryan Haecker.
- The Nature of Arda: An Artwork as the Embodiment of the Flame Imperishable, presented by Bulbul Candas.
- Honouring the Valar, seeking the Elf Within: The Curious History of Tolkien Spirituality and the Religious Affordance of Tolkien's Literary Mythology, presented by Markus Altena Davidsen.
- Tolkien's Mandos, Pratchett's Death, presented by Justin Lewis-Anthony.
- Also Sprach Feanor, Spirit of Fire: A Nietzschean Reading of Tolkien's Mythology?, presented by Giovanni Carmine Costabile.
Issue 20
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 20 - Adapting Tolkien was published in 2021 and contains 150 pages. Edited by Will Sherwood, it contains 6 papers presented at the 2020 Tolkien Society Seminar hosted online on 4 July 2020. Cover art is credited to Charlotte Cooper. The format is slightly smaller than A5, professionally bound, published by Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-1-913387-69-3.
- The First Age Materials: Christopher Tolkien's Greatest Task, presented by Cami D Agan.
- The Other Illustrated Silmarillion: Francis Mosely for the Folio Society, presented by Marie Bretagnolle.
- Elvish as She is Filmed: The Adaption of the Elvish Language in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, presented by Dr. Andrew Higgins.
- "I Heard the Sword's Song, and it Sang to Me": Adapting Tolkien in the World of Heavy Metal, presented by Brian Egede-Pedersen.
- Is Adapting Tolkien (Mis)Remembering Tolkien?, presented by Mina D. Lukic.
- Adapting Tolkien Beyond Arda, or, How to Navigate the Political Minefield of the International Astronomical Union in Order to Name Features on Titan, Pluto and Charon After Middle-earth, presented by Kristine Larsen.
Issue 21
Peter Roe Memorial Booklet 21 - Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien was published in 2022 and contains 91 pages. Edited by Will Sherwood, it contains 4 papers presented at the 2021 Tolkien Society Winter Seminar hosted online on 13 February 2021. Cover art is credited to Francesca T Barbini. The format is slightly smaller than A5, professionally bound, published by Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh; issue numbers unknown. ISBN 978-1-913387-12-9.
- Middle-earth Shadow of War as the new shadow, presented by Jelena Filipovic.
- Artists from Middle-earth: a 21st-century dive into J.R.R. Tolkien's Secondary World, presented by Marie Bretagnolle.
- Nazgul Taller Than Night: Tolkien and Speculative Realism, presented by Nick Groom.
- Tolkien's Grave as a Site of Memory, presented by Mina D. Lukic and Dejan M. Vukelic.