Tolkien's Scholarly Pursuits Linguistics, Philology, and Beyond

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Englishman, scholar, and storyteller, was born of English parents at Bloemfontein, South Africa on Jan. 3, 1892 and died in England ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. J. R. R. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) — an English writer, professor of Anglo-Saxon and English languages and literatures in the ... Tolkien's specialty was the Anglo-Saxon period of Old English literature. He wrote a translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that is still used today. He ... ( 1st Printing of the FIRST EDITION -1st ISSUE export edition ) ---hardcover, a very nice example with a bit of light rubbing to tips, a bit of offset to ... Event Description. J.R.R. Tolkien, Oxford don and professor of linguistics and medieval literature, was born in South Africa on this day in 1892. He is best ... ... Tolkien Week, the creator of Middle-earth™: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (J.R.R.Tolkien). Born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa ... English fantasy author, best known for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty. He served in the first World War, ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished ...