- publicWebsite:
Visit - group Other Names:
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, J·R·R·托尔金, 约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金, Джон Рональд Руэл Толкин, J.R.R. Tolkien
description About
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis —they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda, and Middle-Earth within it. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term “legendarium” to the larger part of these writings. While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the father of modern fantasy literature —or, more precisely, of high fantasy. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Info
- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1892-01-03
- event Death Date 1973-02-09
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 4.1
- info Birth Place Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
- visibility Views: 7 views
-
star User Ratings:
image Images
smart_display Movies and TV shows by J. R. R. Tolkien
0
J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings
2002-07-16
0
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
1992-01-01
0
Tolkien in Oxford
1968-03-30
0
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers
2003-01-01
0
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring
2003-11-18
8.5
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit
2003-12-02
0
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King
2003-12-23
7
Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien
2022-08-18
movie_edit Directing
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003-12-17
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001-12-18
7
The Lord of the Rings
1978-11-15
7
The Return of the King
1980-05-11
7
The Hobbit
1977-11-27
7
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit
2003-12-02
7
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King
2003-12-23
7
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers
2003-01-01
7
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring
2003-11-18
7
Sagan om ringen
1971-12-02
7
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012-12-12
7
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013-12-11
7
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
1967-06-30
7
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014-12-10
7
Dagor Dagorath
2016-09-10
7
Ranger
2012-03-23
7
The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again
1985-12-31
7
The Hunt for Gollum
2009-05-03
7
Born of Hope
2009-10-03
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022-08-31
7
Mr. Bliss
2004-09-16
7
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
7
The Lord of the Rings the Musical - Original London Production - Promotional Documentary
2007-01-01
7
The Hobbit: Treasures under the Mountain
1994-08-03
7
Quest for the Ring
2001-11-29
7
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024-12-05
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002-12-18
7
The Hobbits
1993-03-29
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022-09-01
7
The Keepers
1991-04-13
7
Hobbit
1977-11-27