Review of Gifted Amateurs

David Bratman

Authors

  • Giovanni Carmine Costabile Independent Scholar

Abstract

Giovanni Carmine Costabile reviews Gifted Amateurs and Other Essays on Tolkien, the Inklings, and Fantasy Literature (Mythopoeic Press, 2024) by David Bratman.

Author Biography

  • Giovanni Carmine Costabile, Independent Scholar

    Giovanni Carmine Costabile (MPhil) is an Italian PhD student, translator, writer, and teacher. He presents at conferences in Italy and abroad and has published in several international academic journals and volumes. He is the author of the monograph The Mirror of Desire Unbidden: Retrieving the Imago Dei in Tolkien and Late Medieval English Literature (Peter Lang, 2024) and of a commentary on Tolkien’s essay On Fairy-stories (The Road to Fair Elfland, 2nd edition Legendaria, 2024). He previously published another monograph on Tolkien (Oltre le Mura del Mondo, 2018), and conducted authorized research in the Tolkien Archive, Oxford. He has translated fourteen volumes.

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Published

2025-03-31

Issue

Volume 40 (2024)

Section

Book Reviews

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