Classics Considered

by Marian H

Tolkien

  • She – A Classic, or a Trendy Tale of Obsession?

    If the title brings to mind a song by the classic tenor Charles Aznavour, you wouldn’t be far off from the theme of H. Rider Haggard‘s book.  The song’s tender, yet at times worshipful lyrics could be one way to describe the “spell” which She, Ayesha, inspires in those who are privileged (or cursed) to Continue reading

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  • The Children of Húrin, and their Middle Earth

    By David Revoy [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Courage, resilience, loyalty, and hope.  These themes, among many others, permeate J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and its immediate prequel, The Hobbit.  I think of these ideas to be as much Tolkienesque as the “ring saga” itself: the bleakness in LOTR is Continue reading

  • The Hobbit

    In a hole in a ground there lived a hobbit. …something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.  With this year’s release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Continue reading

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