Novel Nights: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hwæt! What twentieth century novel springs from the epic tradition, stealing from Beowulf, resonating back to The Odyssey and forward to the destructive power of a single weapon? What novel has mythical creatures striding across the pastoral landscape, each group with its own unique culture, grudges, and poetry—and its own language!? What novel shows that
