The Desolation of Smaug: A Welcome Return to Middle-Earth
By Wesley Sharer One of the most exciting literary adaptations of the past year, and certainly one of the most anticipated, has been the continuation…
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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
By Katy Kelleher When Peter Jackson took on the gargantuan task of adapting Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series for film, he sparked fear and…
The Mists of Mount Doom: J.R.R. Tolkien’s New Zealand
By Alan McMonagle It is a misty morning, just after six, one week to Christmas. There is a stinging bite from the cool morning air.…
J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: A Literary Friendship and Rivalry
by Ethan Gilsdorf Oxford–I had vowed to take Dead Man’s Walk. To sneak into Gothic-trimmed courtyards. To wander beside the shadow of J. R. R.…