Among J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published Lord of the Rings books is The Silmarillion, a lengthy textbook that covers all the big moments.

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his famous books, “The Hobbit”and “The Lord of the Rings,” in the style of ancient folklore. The elaborate historical and linguistic backstory he created for the books clearly ...

Tolkien described this civilizational backslide ... Love everything about books? Make sure to subscribe to our Book Club newsletter, where Ron Charles guides you through the literary news of ...

Oxford University on Tuesday shared an interesting piece of information about the noted author and scholar JRR Tolkien. Born on 3 January 1892, Tolkien became popular after he produced two epic ...

For two men who built grand worlds of myth and magic, LEWIS AND TOLKIEN is a strikingly intimate and deeply human story—not ...

She wrote that determining distances was a challenge: “Tolkien’s usage of leagues ... the setting of the author’s widely popular “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” ...

While J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings remains a literary masterpiece, Peter Jackson's movie did improve on some key scenes.

Literature experts discussed how the horrors of World War 1 may have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien in creating Middle-Earth's ...

Given his primacy of place and vast influence in modern culture — through books, movies, Dungeons & Dragons, video games, and just about every aspect of popular culture — Tolkien matters.

Prof Fimi called Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones a good example of a fantasy novel which was aware of the inaccurate perceptions of Wales and consciously critiqued that within the work ...