Arden R. Smith
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Arden Ray Smith (January 4, 1966) is a member of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship and holds a Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of Californa, Berkeley. He has published numerous articles relating to the invented languages of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was a columnist and editor of Vinyar Tengwar, for which he wrote the popular column "Transitions in Translations", in which odd elements in translations of Tolkien's work were described and commented upon.[1]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Vinyar Tengwar
- "Transitions in Translations" column (various issues)
- 1989: Parma Eldalamberon 8
- "23 and 31: Problematic Numbers in Elvish"
- 1992: Vinyar Tengwar 25
- "The Subscript Dot: A New Tehta Usage"
- 1993: Vinyar Tengwar 29
- "The Tengwar Versions of the King's Letter"
- 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
- "A Mythology for England" (with Carl F. Hostetter)
- 1995: Parma Eldalamberon 11
- "The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne, and Carl F. Hostetter)
- 1995: Vinyar Tengwar 37
- "The Túrin Prose Fragments: An Analysis of a Rúmilian Document"
- 1997: Hands of the Healer
- (linguistic contribution)
- 1998: Parma Eldalamberon 12
- "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne, and Carl F. Hostetter)
- 2000: SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, Vol.17
- "Tolkien and Esperanto" (with Patrick H. Wynne)
- 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium
- "Certhas, Skirditaila, Futhark: A Feigned History of Runic Origins"
- 2001: Other Hands 31/32
- (linguistic contribution)
- 2001: Parma Eldalamberon 13
- "The Alphabet of Rúmil" (editor)
- 2002: Vinyar Tengwar 43
- "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya (Part One)" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Patrick H. Wynne and Carl F. Hostetter)
- 2002: Vinyar Tengwar 44
- "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya (Part Two)" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Patrick H. Wynne and Carl F. Hostetter)
- "Alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun: The Gloria in Excelsis Deo in Quenya (editor)
- 2003: Tolkien in Translation
- "The Treatment of Names in Esperanto Translations of Tolkien's Works"
- 2003: Parma Eldalamberon 14
- "The Valmaric Script" (editor)
- 2004: Parma Eldalamberon 15
- "English-Qenya Dictionary" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Christopher Gilson)
- "Addendum to The Alphabet of Rúmil and The Valmaric Script (editor)
- "Early Runic Documents" (editor)
- 2004: Vinyar Tengwar 46
- "Appendix III: The Tengwar in the Etymologies"
- 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
- "Translating Tolkien: Philological Elements in 'The Lord of the Rings' (review)", a review of Allan Turner's book
- 2006: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
- (various entries)
- 2006: The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder
- "Tolkienian Gothic"
- 2006: Parma Eldalamberon 16
- "Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets, Part 1" (editor)
- 2009: Parma Eldalamberon 18
- "Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets, Part 2" (editor)
- 2011: From Elvish to Klingon
- "Confounding Babel: International Auxiliary Languages"
- 2012: Parma Eldalamberon 20
- "The Qenya Alphabet" (editor)
- 2013: Parma Eldalamberon 21
- "Qenya Noun Structure" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Christopher Gilson and Patrick H. Wynne)
- 2014: A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien
- "Invented Languages and Writing Systems"
- 2015: Parma Eldalamberon 22
- "The Feanorian Alphabet, Part 1" (editor)
- "Quenya Spelling" (J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with Christopher Gilson)
- 2017: Tolkien Studies: Volume 14
- "A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages (review)", a review of Dimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins' book
- 2017: J.R.R. Tolkien the Esperantist: Before the Arrival of Bilbo Baggins
References
- ↑ SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, Vol.17, "Concerning the Contributors"