The Biggest Single Factor in Improving Learning
Volumes and volumes of opinion exist as to what gets results in education. A rapid consultation of newspapers, political statements, even...
The Origins of Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange’s very earliest appearance in July 1963 was in the pages of Strange Tales #110. His original run, drawn by his creator,...
The Enchantment of Storytelling
Outlining a theory of how stories really work - a theory which exposes an underlying force or set of forces at work in fiction in the...
The Mountain and the City
Throughout Tolkien’s major works we can see patterns and resonances of certain images. It is as though the whole edifice of Middle-earth...
The Opening of 'Little Gidding'
’Little Gidding’ by T. S. Eliot is a long poem which merits detailed study. It is the culmination of Eliot’s poetry in many ways: a...
Tolkien and the Cats of Queen Beruthiel
In 1955, poet W. H. Auden was asked by the BBC to talk about The Lord of the Rings . Auden asked Tolkien for some background information...
Who Wants To Be A Mediaeval Millionaire?
When teaching 11 to 14 year olds about mediaeval literature like Beowulf or Gawain and the Green Knight , one runs into the enormous...
Tolkien and the Music of Language
(Elements of this article are taken from the book How to Get Children Read More ) Dedicated readers of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work will...
The Melting of Modes
Renowned Canadian academic Northrop Frye, outlines the shape of fiction in his book Anatomy of Criticism : In the second paragraph of...