David Bratman

David Stephen Bratman (born 1957), an independent university library consultant, is a member of the Mythopoeic Society for which he has been editor of the magazine Mythprint, awards administrator, member of the board of directors, and chair of the annual conference. He has also written a large number of books reviews and compiled bibliographies and reader guides to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other Inklings. He is furthermore a member of the editorial board of Tolkien Studies.

David Bratman lives in San Jose, Californa, with his wife and two cats.

Bibliography, selected

Articles and Contributions

• 1977: Minas Tirith Evening-Star 7:1 (Oct. 1977)
  • "The Chronology of The Silmarillion." (pp. 4-8)
• 1978: Chronicles of the King 4
  • "Yéni Únótimë: Calendars & Time-Keeping in Middle-earth" (pp 4-7; Part 1 - part 2 never published)
• 1987: Mythprint 86 (July 1987)
  • "Is Always Coming Home Mythopoeic à la Tolkien?" (pp. 4-6)
• 1987: Beyond Bree Sept. 1987
  • "On Fastitocalon and Cat" (p. 6)
• 1988: Beyond Bree Jan. 1988
  • "A Personal Guide Through the Tolkien Literature." (pp. 1-5)
• 1992: A Fantasy Reader's Guide to Britain. Los Altos: Published by the author for the Tolkien Centenary Conference, 1992. 20 p. Also issued by the Conference without credits or map. 9 p.
• 1994: The Tolkien Collector, issue 6 (March 1994)
  • "A Corrigenda to The Lord of the Rings"
• 1996: Adventures of Sword and Sorcery 2 (Spring 1996)
  • "J.R.R. Tolkien: An Introduction to His Work" (pp. 18-21)
• 1999: Mallorn 37
  • "Tolkien and the Counties of England: In Search of the Shire" (pp. 5-13)
• 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth
  • "The Literary Value of The History of Middle-earth" (pp. 69-91)
• 2000: Mythlore 22:4 (whole no. 86)
  • "Top Ten Rejected Plot Twists from The Lord of the Rings: A Textual Excursion into the 'History of The Lord of the Rings'" (pp. 13-37)
• 2004: Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings
  • "Summa Jacksonica: A Reply to Defenses of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Films, after St. Thomas Aquinas." (pp. 27-62)
• 2005: Tolkien Studies: Volume 2
  • "The Years' Work in Tolkien Studies 2001-2002" (pp. 289-315)
• 2006: The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004
  • "The Artistry of Omissions and Revisions in The Lord of the Rings" (pp. 113-38)
• 2007: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
  • "Bodleian Library, Oxford"
  • "Bournemouth"
  • "Dundas-Gran, Jim (1896–1985)"
  • "Great Haywood"
  • "Havard, Humphrey (1901–85)"
  • "History Middle-earth: Overview"
  • "Kôr"
  • "McCallum, Ronald Buchanan (1898–1973)"
  • "Mercy"
  • "Parodies"
  • "Peoples of Middle-earth"
  • "Publication, Posthumous"
  • "Wain, John (1925–1994)"
• 2007: The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community
  • Appendix: "The Inklings: Their Lives and Works" (pp. 230-248)
• 2007: Tolkien Studies: Volume 4
  • "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2004" (pp. 325-54)
• 2008: Tolkien Studies: Volume 5
  • "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2005" (pp. 271-97)
• 2008: The Ring Goes Ever On: Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference
  • "Hobbit Names Aren't From Kentucky" (Vol. 2: pp. 164-68)
• 2009: Tolkien Studies: Volume 6
  • "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2006" (pp. 315-44)
• 2010: Tolkien Studies: Volume 7
  • "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2007" (pp. 347-78)
• 2010: Middle-earth Minstrel
  • "Liquid Tolkien: Music, Tolkien, Middle-earth, and More Music" (pp. 140-170)
• 2011: Tolkien Studies: Volume 8
  • "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2008" (pp. 243-95; with Merlin DeTardo)
• 2011: The Tolkien Collector, Issue 32
  • "A Tolkien Classification System" (pp. 28-36)
• 2014: Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey
  • "Shippey: The Philologist and the Critics"
• 2015: TolkienEstate.com
  • "The History of Middle-earth"
  • "Studies in English on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien

Reviews

• 1996: Mythprint 175
  • "J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator" (review of J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator)
• 1998: Mythprint 193
  • "Roverandom" (review of Roverandom)
• 2001: Mythprint 227
  • "J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century" (review of J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century)
• 2001: Mythprint 237
  • "J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances" (review of J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances)
• 2002: Mythprint 243
  • "Women Among the Inklings" (review of Women Among the Inklings)
• 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
  • "The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion" (review of The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion)
• 2007: Mythprint, June/July 2007
  • "The Children of Húrin" (review of The Children of Húrin)

Journals, editor

• 2013: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 10 (co-editor)
• 2014: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 11 (co-editor)
• 2015: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 12 (co-editor)
• 2016: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 13 (co-editor)
• 2017: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 14 (co-editor)
• 2018: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 15 (co-editor)
• 2019: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 16 (co-editor)
• 2020: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 17 (co-editor)
• 2021: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 18 (co-editor)
• 2022: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 19 Supplement (co-editor)

Other

• 1982: Mythlore 31
  • "Subject Index to Mythlore, Issues 1-30"

External links

• Kalimac's Corner, his personal blog