Tutor information
Mark Atherton
Dr Mark Atherton is a Senior Lecturer in English Language at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. His publications include There and Back Again: J.R.R.Tolkien and the Origins of The Hobbit (London: I.B. Tauris, 2012/2014), which covers the literary and linguistic interests of J.R.R. Tolkien and their influence on his fictional writings. Mark has also contributed a chapter ‘Tolkien and Old English’ to A Tolkien Companion, ed. Stuart Lee.
Courses
Fantasy Literature is an exciting and popular genre. In this day school, five members of the University of Oxford's English Faculty will guide you through some of its highlights, from Tolkien and Lewis to Pullman and modern feminist fantasy.