Rose Zimbardo

Rose Abdelnour Zimbardo was an American professor of English literature. Her work covered such subjects as Shakespeare, Restoration drama, and the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. She was a pioneer in the academic study of Tolkien's works, and co-edited three collections with fellow Tolkien scholar Neil Isaacs: Tolkien and the Critics ; Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives ; and Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism.