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Verlyn Flieger ( 1933 -) is an Author , Editor , and professor in the Department of English at the University Of Maryland at College Park . She specializes in comparative Mythology and modern Fantasy , especially the works of J. R. R. Tolkien . Flieger holds an M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1977) from The Catholic University Of America , and has been associated with the University of Maryland since 1976. Her best-known books are ''Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World'' (1983; revised edition, 2002); ''A Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien's Road to Faerie'', which won the 1998 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings studies; and ''Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien's Mythology'' (2005). She won the Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies a second time in 2002 for ''Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth'', which she co-edited with Carl Hostetter . Flieger has also written a Young Adult fantasy, ''Pig Tale'', and short stories. With Douglas A. Anderson and Michael D. C. Drout , she is co-editor of '' Tolkien Studies : An Annual Scholarly Review'', (Volume 1, 2004; Volume 2, 2005; and Volume 3, 2006). BOOKS Books written or edited by Verlyn Fleger include:
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