how an obscure Oxford professor wrote The Hobbit and became the most beloved author of the century Brown, Devin. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. tnu 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (xi, 145 pages) J.R.R. Tolkien transformed his love for arcane linguistic studies into a fantastic world of Middle Earth, a world of filled with characters that readers the world over have loved and learned from for generations. Devin Brown focuses on the story behind how Tolkien became one of the best-known writers in the history of literature, a tale as fascinating and as inspiring as any of the fictional ones he would go on to write. Weaving in the major aspects of the author's life, career, and faith, Brown shares how Tolkien's beloved works came to be written.With a third follow-up film and the book's. Son and schoolboy -- Scholar and soldier -- Storyteller and mythmaker. Devin Brown. Includes bibliographical references. Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Criticism and interpretation Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Appreciation Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Children's stories, English History and criticism Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Art appreciation Children's stories, English Fantasy fiction, English PR6039.O32 Z587 2014 823/.912 9781426796715 1426796714 2014034153 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=857445 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=857445 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=857445 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=857445 DLC 140826 20200709060240.0 ocn889426650 eng