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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 of Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth films…

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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 excitement in the minds of…

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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. An early bird gnaws worms,…

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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. Tolkien, the father of modern…

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