Journey Back Again is built on one central premise: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is worth reading and re-reading, again and again. Each contributor delves into a core facet of Tolkien’s master work, and each one illuminates something essential yet easily overlooked. In these pages, casual fans and accomplished scholars will find fresh insights and renewed inspiration. This new edition issues a heartfelt invitation for you to return to Middle-earth and discover what you have been missing.

“Luckily for us, the Mythopoeic Press has agreed to republish Journey Back Again in order to bring it into wider circulation…. [It] will inspire seasoned scholars to look again on a familiar tale, and a new generation of scholars to continue to cultivate the rich field of Tolkien Studies.” — Megan N. Fontenot, Mythlore review

“These fresh and insightful interpretations of Tolkien’s work are clear evidence that you don’t have to be a don to be a scholar…. Although these essays began as student work a few years ago, they have evolved in this newly revised edition to be a fitting tribute both to their progenitor Diana Pavlac Glyer and to their inspiration, J.R.R.Tolkien.” — Verlyn Flieger, author of There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale: More Essays on Tolkien

“Taking this Journey Back Again will prove a continually enticing and deeply rewarding expedition.” — Brian Sibley, editor of The Fall of Númenor by J.R.R.Tolkien