Literature experts discussed how the horrors of World War 1 may have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien in creating Middle-Earth's ...
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote several stories set in Middle-earth along with The Lord of the Rings, each taking place at different points in this fictional universe's timeline. Of course, with many of ...
Populated as it is with elves, demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is perhaps the most influential fantasy narrative of the past century. But few things ...
Fantasy and science-fiction authors mostly come and go, but Tolkien has endured. Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly ...
the first entry in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. I took the occasion of this anniversary to reflect upon the difficult journey of Jackson’s ...