ENGLISH LITERATURE

J. R. R. TOLKIEN 1892-1973 

•Writer •Major scholar of the English language•Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon

. Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa

.Parents- Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield Tolkien

. In early age brothers were

sent to live with a relative and in boarding homes, with a Catholic priest assuming guardianship Birm

ingham

EARLY LIFE

Career as a scholar

• joined the faculty of the University of Leeds in 1920 

• became a professor at Oxford University

• started a writing group called The Inklings

The award-winning fantasy novel The Hobbit—about the small, furry-footed Bilbo Baggins and his adventures—was published in 1937

Developed masterpiece—the Lord of the Rings series

The books gave readers a rich literary trove populated by elves, goblins and etc.

Career as a Writer

AWARDS International Fantasy Award, 1957

Hugo Award, 1974

 Prometheus Awards, 2009

The Lord Of The Rings award  1991

10 facts about Tolkien

1. HE HAD A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC.2. HE FELT MANY OF HIS FANS WERE "LUNATICS."3. HE LOVED HIS DAY JOB.4. HE WAS QUITE THE ROMANTIC (AND HE'S GOT THE NERDY GRAVESTONE TO PROVE IT).5. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH C.S. LEWIS WAS NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.6. HE ENJOYED CLUBBING. 7.HE WASN'T BLOWING SMOKE ABOUT THOSE WAR SCENES.’8. HE INVENTED LANGUAGES FOR FUN.9. HE'S BEEN PUBLISHED ALMOST AS PROLIFICALLY POSTHUMOUSLY AS ALIVE.10. HE WASN'T NEARLY AS FOND OF NAZIS AS THEY WERE OF HIM.