Romances in Middle-earth
14th Annual Tolkien at UVM Conference
University of Vermont
Saturday April 8th

Organizers of the Tolkien at UVM Conference are now accepting abstracts for the 2017 conference until the February 1 deadline. We welcome papers on every topic but will give priority to those addressing the theme. Tolkien wrote that he had the romances of William Morris in mind when writing The Lord of the Rings. We also know he was ispired by the Arthurian romances of England, Wales, and France. Tolkien’s own interlacing narrative style is very much derived from this medieval genre (while also anticipating the Post-modern). Additionally, Tolkien wrote of numerous romances of great intensity and poignancy within his narrative framework. Papers might consider these within the context of miscegenation, gender fluidity, or the homo-erotic, or they might explore other areas of interest.

Please submit abstracts by the February 1, 2017 deadline to Christopher Vaccaro at cvaccaro@uvm.edu.