by John Pletcher | Apr 13, 2020 | Archives, Books, Easter, Occasions, On Fairy-Stories, The Silmarillion
“Tolkien viewed this wonderful concept as operative for our history, not just Middle-earth.” Like most inhabitants of Present-earth, you are probably not uproariously excited about going back to work after the holiday weekend. You might take heart as you...
by Dan Cruver | Apr 8, 2020 | Books, Easter, Frodo, Occasions, On Fairy-Stories, Sam Gamgee, The Return of the King
“The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation. This story begins and ends in joy.” What does the word “Eu-cata-strophe” mean? To answer this question, we must always remember that J.R.R. Tolkien was first and foremost a student of...
by Dan Cruver | Nov 26, 2017 | Books, Interviews, On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien Authors
From an interview I did with the late Dr. Michael Stanton back in 2004: One thing I have noticed is that even though Tolkien coined the term back in the late 1930s, when he was still in the early stages of writing LOTR, very few of his earlier critics seem to have...
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