From Abjection to Alchemy

From Abjection to Alchemy: Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium is the title of Sara Brown's PhD thesis, presented at the University of Salford.

For the work on her thesis, Brown was permitted access to J.R.R. Tolkien's private papers held at the Bodleian Library: "There she was able to study transcripts of lectures and drafts of some of Tolkien's essays and literary works, including a small note in the author's handwriting ... concerning the character of Gandalf".