Tolkien, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel)
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Tol·kien (tōlʹkēn', tŏlʹ-), J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel). 1892-1973.
British philologist and writer of the fantasies The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955).
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born Jan. 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, S.Af.
died Sept. 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng.
South African-born English novelist and scholar.
A professor of Anglo-Saxon and of English language and literature at Oxford (1925–59), Tolkien achieved fame for his heroic epic
The Lord of the Rings (1954–56), consisting of
The Fellowship of the Ring (
film, 2001),
The Two Towers (
film, 2002), and
The Return of the King.
The Hobbit (1937) serves as an introduction to the series,
The Silmarillion (1977) as a "prequel." Set in the mythical past, the richly inventive tale chronicles the struggle between good and evil kingdoms to possess a magic ring that controls the balance of power in the world. In the 1960s its popularity with young people made it a sociocultural phenomenon, and starting in 2001 the release of a series of critically acclaimed films renewed interest in the epic.
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Universalium.
2010.
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