Proper noun
Shippey
A surname.
Norse mythology however considered Hope (Vön) to be the slobber dripping from the mouth of Fenris Wolf : Tom Shippey, J. R. R. Tolkien (2001) p. 153 their concept of courage rated most highly a cheerful bravery in the absence of hope. Source: Internet
Shippey contends that this Christian view of evil is most clearly stated by Boethius: "evil is nothing". Source: Internet
The scholar Tom Shippey asks a perennial question of science fiction: "What is its relationship to fantasy fiction, is its readership still dominated by male adolescents, is it a taste which will appeal to the mature but non-eccentric literary mind?" Source: Internet
Tom Shippey in his essay does not dispute this answer but identifies and discusses the essential differences that exists between a science fiction novel and one written outside the field. Source: Internet