Verlyn Flieger, Ph. D. is Professor Emerita in the Department of English at the University of Maryland at College Park specializing in myth studies and comparative mythology. She teaches a sequence of graduate and undergraduate myth courses that offer Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth.
Concentrating on modern fantasy with a special focus on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Professor Flieger’s publications include Interrupted Music, Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Road to Faerie, the winner of the 1998 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World; Tolkien’s Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth co-edited with Carl Hostetter and winner of the 2002 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; and her fictional works Pig Tale, The Doom of Camelot: “Avilion: A Romance of Voices“ and Seeker of Dreams: “Green Hill Country.”
Professor Flieger is co-editor with Michael Drout and David Bratman of Tolkien Studies, a yearly journal devoted to scholarly examination of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Upcoming Courses
| ID | Course Name | Duration | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITC 5301 | Tolkien & Tradition | 12 Weeks | January 11, 2021 |
Other Courses
| ID | Course Name | Duration | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITA 5306 | Tolkien’s World of Middle-earth | 12 Weeks | January 14, 2019 |
| LITD 5303 | The Arthur Story | 12 Weeks | May 21, 2012 |
Other Events
| ID | Event Name | Duration | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mythmoot VII: Defying and Defining Darkness | 1 Weeks | August 6, 2020 | |
| Mythmoot VI: Dragons | 3 Days | June 27, 2019 | |
| Mythmoot IV: Invoking Wonder… | 3 Days | June 1, 2017 | |
| Tolkien Dark: Kullervo, Aotrou and Itroun | 1 Weeks | February 6, 2017 | |
| Mythgard Midatlantic Speculative Fiction Symposium (MidMoot) 2016 | 1 Days | September 24, 2016 |
