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Race Has No Role in Tolkien’s World

Race Has No Role in Tolkien’s World

by David Tollen | Sep 18, 2022 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), Linguistics & Philology

The new Tolkien series, “Rings of Power,” stirred up controversy by casting non-white actors. And the casting debate has awakened old claims that racism shapes Tolkien’s fiction. Those accusations rely on misunderstandings of The Lord of the Rings,...

BookBub Feature & Discount, Jericho River E-books

by David Tollen | Mar 12, 2016 | Writing About History

BookBub has chosen The Jericho River as a featured title! That’s flattering recognition, and it also means you can buy an e-book at a discount, from today through March 19. In case you don’t know BookBub: members get notices about e-books the staff thinks...
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