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J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century Tom A. Shippey
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

We've Exploring the Work of 19th-Century Psychedelic Cat Painter Louis Wain. Tolkien: Man and Myth (1998), aspecialissue of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity (January- February 2002), which features an especially insightful essay by editor David Mills, and (in a latent sense) T.A. Tolkien's accomplishment during the past half century, with critics struggling to understand the powerful grip exercised by the English fantasist's writings upon readers. (John Ronald Reuel, 1892–1973), British author and scholar, best known for his works of fantasy, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Much has been written of J.R.R. The Tolkien family had its roots in Lower Saxony but had been living in England since the 18th century, becoming "quickly intensely English". The core of the book examines Tolkien's novels as linguistic maps with meaning and myth and products of Tolkien's experiences as a combat veteran and artist. Tolkien derived his surname from the German word tollkühn, meaning "foolhardy". Tolkien's, The Hobbit just before my first semester of college. What we imagine might surprise you is how many of those fans, secretly tucked away under all of those layers of winter clothing, have inked permanent tributes to the beloved author on their skin. If tried to sweet talk your way into a sold-out screening of The Hobbit over the weekend, then you might not be surprised to hear that there are a ton of hardcore J.R.R. Though his first three years were spent in South Africa, Tolkien and his younger brother Hilary ..