Add to ORKGThe Lord of the Rings, though unique in many ways, is only one of a series of fantasies published by English authors before, during, and just after World War II, works united in their deep concern with the nature of evil and their authors’ belief that politics had given them a novel understanding of this ancient concept. This paper sets Tolkien in this contemporary context and considers what has been unique in his understanding of the modern world
In spite of being written over three decades ago, Mills’s posthumously published “Manifesto” not onl...
The middle third of the 20th century was a time of hyper-aggressive industry, invention, and progres...
UID/HIS/04666/2019This chapter will deal with Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy-Stories” (1983d). Two main i...
The Lord of the Rings, though unique in many ways, is only one of a series of fantasies published by...
Discusses the impact of World War II on the themes and style of The Lord of the Rings, and particula...
Examines The Lord of the Rings as a reflection of its historical and social context and seeks Tolkie...
Ten years after Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was first published in 1954, an unexpected party...
This paper discusses ways in which Tolkien draws upon various ideas of Englishness in order to const...
World War I devastated a generation of men and women with its technologies of mass destruction and i...
As a scholar, Tolkien spent a great deal of time working from manuscripts. Likewise, as a storytelle...
This paper explores why J. R. R. Tolkien’s works have proven so influential on modern fantasy author...
An overview of Tolkien’s achievements in both fiction and scholarship, and an account of their work ...
Who wrote The Lord of the Rings? And The Hobbit? And The Silmarillion? And in general, who is the au...
A brief look at Tolkien’s sources, particularly the medieval period as a cultural and moral source
Some scholars argue that Tolkien did not fulfil some of his responsibilities during his thirty- four...
In spite of being written over three decades ago, Mills’s posthumously published “Manifesto” not onl...
The middle third of the 20th century was a time of hyper-aggressive industry, invention, and progres...
UID/HIS/04666/2019This chapter will deal with Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy-Stories” (1983d). Two main i...
The Lord of the Rings, though unique in many ways, is only one of a series of fantasies published by...
Discusses the impact of World War II on the themes and style of The Lord of the Rings, and particula...
Examines The Lord of the Rings as a reflection of its historical and social context and seeks Tolkie...
Ten years after Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was first published in 1954, an unexpected party...
This paper discusses ways in which Tolkien draws upon various ideas of Englishness in order to const...
World War I devastated a generation of men and women with its technologies of mass destruction and i...
As a scholar, Tolkien spent a great deal of time working from manuscripts. Likewise, as a storytelle...
This paper explores why J. R. R. Tolkien’s works have proven so influential on modern fantasy author...
An overview of Tolkien’s achievements in both fiction and scholarship, and an account of their work ...
Who wrote The Lord of the Rings? And The Hobbit? And The Silmarillion? And in general, who is the au...
A brief look at Tolkien’s sources, particularly the medieval period as a cultural and moral source
Some scholars argue that Tolkien did not fulfil some of his responsibilities during his thirty- four...
In spite of being written over three decades ago, Mills’s posthumously published “Manifesto” not onl...
The middle third of the 20th century was a time of hyper-aggressive industry, invention, and progres...
UID/HIS/04666/2019This chapter will deal with Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy-Stories” (1983d). Two main i...