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'''Verlyn Flieger''' is the Professor in the Department of English at [[wikipedia:University of Maryland|the University of Maryland]]. She has written several [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-related books. She is also a multiple [[Mythopoeic Society|Mythopoeic Award]] winner.
'''Verlyn Flieger''' ([[24 February]] [[1933]]) is the Professor in the Department of English at [[wikipedia:University of Maryland|the University of Maryland]]. She has written several [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-related books. She is also a multiple [[Mythopoeic Society|Mythopoeic Award]] winner.


With [[Michael D.C. Drout]], Flieger is co-editor of ''[[Tolkien Studies|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://wvupressonline.com/journals/tolkien_studies|articlename=Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review|dated=|website=[http://wvupressonline.com/ West Virginia University Press]|accessed=21 January 2012}}</ref> She is also a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for [[Walking Tree Publishers]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.walking-tree.org/board_of_advisors.php|articlename=Walking Tree Publishers Board of Advisors|dated=|website=[http://www.walking-tree.org/ Walking Tree Publihers]|accessed=21 January 2012}}</ref>
With [[Michael D.C. Drout]], Flieger is co-editor of ''[[Tolkien Studies|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://wvupressonline.com/journals/tolkien_studies|articlename=Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review|dated=|website=[http://wvupressonline.com/ West Virginia University Press]|accessed=21 January 2012}}</ref> She is also a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for [[Walking Tree Publishers]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.walking-tree.org/board_of_advisors.php|articlename=Walking Tree Publishers Board of Advisors|dated=|website=[http://www.walking-tree.org/ Walking Tree Publihers]|accessed=21 January 2012}}</ref>
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===Books===
===Books===
* [[1983]]: ''[[Splintered Light]]''
* [[1983]]: ''[[Splintered Light]]''
* [[1988]]: ''[[A Question of Time]]''
* [[1997]]: ''[[A Question of Time]]''
* [[2000]]: [[Tolkien's Legendarium|''Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on'' The History of Middle-earth]] (editor, with [[Carl F. Hostetter]])
* [[2000]]: [[Tolkien's Legendarium|''Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on'' The History of Middle-earth]] (editor, with [[Carl F. Hostetter]])
* [[2002]]: ''Splintered Light'' (expanded edition)
* [[2002]]: ''Splintered Light'' (expanded edition)
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* [[2007]]: ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' (editor, with [[Douglas A. Anderson]])
* [[2007]]: ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' (editor, with [[Douglas A. Anderson]])
* [[2011]]: ''[[Green Suns and Faërie|Green Suns and Faërie: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien]]''
* [[2011]]: ''[[Green Suns and Faërie|Green Suns and Faërie: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien]]''
* [[2015]]: ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' (editor, pocket edition)
* [[2015]]: ''[[The Story of Kullervo]]'' (editor)
* [[2016]]: ''[[The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun]]'' (editor)


===Articles===
===Articles===
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*[[2013]]: [[Mythlore 123|''Mythlore'' 123]]
*[[2013]]: [[Mythlore 123|''Mythlore'' 123]]
**"How Trees Behave—Or Do They?"
**"How Trees Behave—Or Do They?"
*[[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien in the New Century|Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey]]
* [[2014]]: [[The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology|The Hobbit ''and Tolkien's Mythology'']]
** "Tolkien’s French Connection"
*[[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien in the New Century|Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey]]''
**"The Jewels, the Stone, the Ring, and the Making of Meaning"
**"The Jewels, the Stone, the Ring, and the Making of Meaning"
*[[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien and Philosophy]]''
**"Tolkien and the Philosophy of Language"
===Journals (editor)===
===Journals (editor)===
*[[2004]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 1|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 1]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2004]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 1|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 1]]'' (co-editor)
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*[[2011]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 8|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 8]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2011]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 8|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 8]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2012]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 9|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 9]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2012]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 9|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 9]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2013]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 10|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 10]]'' (co-editor)
*[[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 11|Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 11]]'' (co-editor)


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* '''[http://mythus.com/ Official website]'''
* '''[http://mythus.com/ Official website]'''
* [[wikipedia:Verlyn Flieger|Verlyn Flieger]] at [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]
* [[wikipedia:Verlyn Flieger|Verlyn Flieger]] at [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87vHzNFadU Lecture at TEDx Talks]


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Verlyn Flieger
Biographical information
Born24 February 1933[1]
EducationPh.D. from The Catholic University of America
OccupationAuthor, Professor

Verlyn Flieger (24 February 1933) is the Professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland. She has written several J.R.R. Tolkien-related books. She is also a multiple Mythopoeic Award winner.

With Michael D.C. Drout, Flieger is co-editor of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review.[2] She is also a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for Walking Tree Publishers.[3]

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Articles

Journals (editor)

Awards

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