Articles
- One Truth, Many Tales (Off-site)
By David Mills
How did Tolkien's approach to writing for a secularizing world compare with those of his contemporaries?
- The Christian Humanists (Off-site)
By Joseph Pearce
Tolkien joined these authors in countering the decadence of a dark century.
- Meeting Professor Tolkien (Off-site)
By Clyde S. Kilby
An American professor spent a summer with Tolkien. He remembers the man, his faith, and his writings.
- A Feeling for Language (Off-site)
By Tom Shippey
Without philology, Middle-earth would never have existed. But what is philology?
- Tolkien -- Man Behind the Myth (Off-site)
By Bradley J. Birzer
At odds with his age, he created another.
- Obituary: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sunday Times -- Sunday, September 2, 1973
This sad entry is offered for its unique, detailed, and contemporary biographical detail that covers Tolkien's life, as well as insight into his writing of "The Hobbit," and "The Lord of the Rings."
Reviews
Contemporary (including Auden's) and recent reviews of Tolkien's works.
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