Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today

University scholar, inventor of languages and mythology, Tolkien influenced a cultural matrix of hippies and Christians, punks and psychologists, cinephiles and linguists. Today, Middle-earth consists not only of Tolkien’s legendarium, but also of a mixture of literature, visual arts, music, film, gaming, fan community, and pop culture. The author of this book, a researcher, Professor Nick Groom, tells the story of the birth of Middle-earth, how it slipped away from its author and became public, and the world Tolkien created.

Nick Groom. Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today / Translated from English by Vasily Gorokhov; Scientific Editor Alexei Ionov; Leading Editor Marina Nefedova; Literary Editor Svetlana Polezhaeva. - M.: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 2024.