Category: Myth – Tolkien

Reading now: Tolkien’s Beowulf

by Nick Owchar, posted in Books, C.S. Lewis, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, J.R.R. Tolkien, Myth - Tolkien, mythology, Writing

In the years since Hemingway's death, many books have been found among his papers and published so that it feels like he's never left us. The only other writer who impresses me more with his posthumous prolificity is Tolkien. Of course he's had some help from his son Christopher, who's served as an astounding guardian … Continue reading Reading now: Tolkien’s Beowulf

Tolkien’s household and poetic places

by Nick Owchar, posted in Book reviews, King Arthur, Myth - Tolkien, Myth -Poetry, Poetry

FAMILY MATTERS: Andrew O'Hehir gives a nice overview of Tolkien's "The Fall of Arthur" in the pages of the New York Times that only stumbles at the very end. A couple of reasons why Tolkien abandoned that poem, which his son Christopher notes in the new book, involved the pressures of work and his family. … Continue reading Tolkien’s household and poetic places

The Last Tolkien?

by Nick Owchar, posted in King Arthur, Myth - Tolkien, Myth -Poetry, Poetry, Translation, Writing

No, the above title doesn't refer to the bloodline of J.R.R. Tolkien's family -- it has to do with the most recent addition to the collection of Tolkien's writings, "The Fall of Arthur" edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). It's probably not a good idea to say "last" when it comes to a writer … Continue reading The Last Tolkien?