J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien's "On Fairy-stories" is his most-studied and most-quoted essay, an exemplary personal statement of his views on the role of imagination in literature, and an intellectual tour de force vital for understanding Tolkien's achievement in the writing of The Lord of the Rings."On Fairy-stories" comprises …

Beowulf and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien is a book edited by Michael D. C. Drout that presents scholarly editions of the two manuscript versions of Tolkien's essays or lecture series "Beowulf and the Critics", which served as the basis for the much shorter 1936 lecture "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics". …

Hobbitten, eller ud og hjem igen er en fantasy- og børnebog af J.R.R. Tolkien fra 21. september 1937. Der er mange forklaringer på ordet "hobbit". Måske er det er en sammensmeltning af det latinske homo og det engelske rabbit. Hovedpersonen er hobbitten Bilbo Sækker. Hobbitterne er en slags væsener, der er noget …