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'''Corey Olsen''' (b.[[16 August]] [[1974]]) | '''Corey Olsen''' (b.[[16 August]] [[1974]]) is a professor and podcaster known for promoting and analyzing the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. He was formerly a professor at [[wikipedia:Washington College|Washington College]] in Chestertown, Maryland, USA, where he taught courses in J.R.R. Tolkien and medieval literature, specializing in Chaucer and Sir Thomas Malory. | ||
In the summer of 2009, he launched his website and podcast ''[[The Tolkien Professor]]'', on which he is posting a detailed lecture series on Tolkien's works, as well as responses to readers' questions and discussions with other Tolkien readers. | In the summer of 2009, he launched his website and podcast ''[[The Tolkien Professor]]'', on which he is posting a detailed lecture series on Tolkien's works, as well as responses to readers' questions and discussions with other Tolkien readers. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 5 May 2021
Corey Olsen (b.16 August 1974) is a professor and podcaster known for promoting and analyzing the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was formerly a professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, USA, where he taught courses in J.R.R. Tolkien and medieval literature, specializing in Chaucer and Sir Thomas Malory.
In the summer of 2009, he launched his website and podcast The Tolkien Professor, on which he is posting a detailed lecture series on Tolkien's works, as well as responses to readers' questions and discussions with other Tolkien readers.
He is president of the Mythgard Institute, which runs courses on Tolkien and the Inklings.
Selected bibliography
Articles
- 2008: Tolkien Studies: Volume 5
- "The Myth of the Ent and the Entwife"
- 2010: Journal of the Festival in the Shire, February issue
- "How to Read Tolkien"
Books
Documentaries
- 2009: Tolkien's Monsters (expert)
