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Tag Archives: Tolkien
Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings (DVD)
Sarah Meador wrote this review. Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings makes a startling assumption for an American cartoon feature. While most animated features seem to take it on faith that their audience will be musical-loving children, The Lord … Continue reading
The One Ring role playing game, Second Edition
The One Ring Role-playing in the world of The Lord of the Rings is an impressive and well built volume, featuring a nice mix of rules, lore, and art. Given the venerable nature of the world it is attached to, … Continue reading
Holly Ordway’s Tolkien’s Modern Readings
Holly Ordway’s Tolkien’s Modern Readings: Middle-Earth Beyond the Middle Ages is a wonderful new entry in Tolkien studies. Going somewhat against the grain, Ordway spends the pages not only arguing, but providing meticulous proof that the long passed author and … Continue reading
J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Hobbit audiobook
I’m a purist when it comes to The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, which is to say that though I’ve read both of them myriad times I gave up on the films after watching The Fellowship of The … Continue reading
Katie de Koster’s Readings on J.R.R. Tolkien
In the forward to this book, published as part of The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to British Authors series, we read the following: Designed for young adults, this unique anthology series provides an engaging and comprehensive introduction to literary analysis and criticism. … Continue reading