3-Minute J.R.R. Tolkien : an unauthorised biography of the world's most revered fantasy writer

As Peter Jackson's cinematic hobbits set forth, 3-Minute Tolkien celebrates the enduring influence of the world's most revered fantasy writer. It offers a readable, absorbing structure, dividing J.R.R. Tolkien's life and cultural contribution into 60 neat portions, every one digestible in a mere three minutes: 20 mini-sections each on Life, Work and Influence. From a childhood inventing new languages in the sylvan landscape of the Severn valley, through a First World War that saw him witness the horrors of the Somme, to academic success founded on a passion for Old English tales ...;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; How the Book Works; Introduction; Chapter 1: Life; The Journey Begins; Childhood; School Years; First Verse; Adventures and Sagas; Oxford; Studying Myths; The Great War; A New Mythology; Oxford for Good; Teacher and Scholar; The Inklings; Oxford Life; The Stories; Writing The Hobbit; The Children's Author; Wartime in Oxford; The Trilogy; Success; The Final Journey; Timeline; Glossary; Chapter 2: Works; The Hobbit; An Unexpected Party; Slaying the Dragon; Bilbo and the World; The "Sequel"; The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers. Cover Title Copyright Contents Foreword How the Book Works Introduction Chapter 1: Life The Journey Begins Childhood School Years First Verse Adventures and Sagas Oxford Studying Myths The Great War A New Mythology Oxford for Good Teacher and Scholar The Inklings Oxford Life The Stories Writing The Hobbit The Children's Author Wartime in Oxford The Trilogy Success The Final Journey Timeline Glossary Chapter 2: Works The Hobbit An Unexpected Party Slaying the Dragon Bilbo and the World The "Sequel" The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers. The Return of the KingThe All-Conquering Frodo Heroes Villains Monsters Mythology Magic and Religion Middle-earth The Silmarillion Shorter Works The Writer's Concerns The Academic After Tolkien Timeline Glossary Chapter 3: Influence Enduring Popularity A Classic Work High Fantasy A Growing Genre Wizards and Dragons The Lord of the Rings Movies The Making of The Lord of the Rings Winning Oscars Peter Jackson's The Hobbit The Making of The Hobbit Tolkien's Infl uence on Movies Music Fantasy Art Fans and Conventions Role-Playing Fantasy Games. Role-Playing Computer GamesOther Worlds Language Conservation and Landscape Legacy of Life and Works Timeline Glossary 3-Minute Summary resorce Index Acknowledgments. As Peter Jackson's cinematic hobbits set forth, 3-Minute Tolkien celebrates the enduring influence of the world's most revered fantasy writer. It offers a readable, absorbing structure, dividing J.R.R. Tolkien's life and cultural contribution into 60 neat portions, every one digestible in a mere three minutes: 20 mini-sections each on Life, Work and Influence. From a childhood inventing new languages in the sylvan landscape of the Severn valley, through a First World War that saw him witness the horrors of the Somme, to academic success founded on a passion for Old English tales, we trace Tolkien's life and look at the way in which it informs his creation of imaginary worlds so intricately mapped that modern readers, writers and artists continue to explore them in a quest for their myths, monsters and meaning.