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Other German relatives joined the two brothers in London. Several people with the surname Tolkien or similar spelling, some of them members of the same family as J. R. R. Tolkien, live in northern Germany, but most of them are descendants of people who were evacuated from East Prussia in 1945, at the end of World War II. [5] [4] [6]
Tolkien varies the metre slightly from the strict iambic in "They rolled the Man slowly up the hill". [7] Literary techniques include personification and simile. The "merry old inn" is contrasted with the "grey hill", the cat's fiddle is appropriately "purring low", [7] while the round Man in the Moon is twice described as rolling. [7]
Tolkien applied the word legendarium to the totality of these writings. Most of the "legendarium" was edited and posthumously published by his son Christopher. While Tolkien was preceded by other fantasy authors, [6] his enduringly popular and successful works have had a remarkable influence on the genre.
The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey comments that "the themes of the Escape from Death, and the Escape from Deathlessness, are vital parts of Tolkien's entire mythology." [8] In a 1968 BBC television broadcast, Tolkien quoted French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and described the inevitability of death as the "key-spring of The Lord of the Rings ...
When “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” opened in theaters last December, the spinoff sequel in the “Shrek” universe began its box office run with an unremarkable $12 million. But the animated ...
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English and naturalised French academic editor and writer. The son of the author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher edited 24 volumes based on his father's posthumously published work, including The Silmarillion and the 12-volume series The History of Middle-Earth, a task that took 45 years.
Corey Olsen (born August 16, 1974), also known as the "Tolkien Professor", is an American teacher and podcaster, best known for his work in new media promoting the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and medieval literature. [2]
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