For years Dr. Richard Purtill lived two lives: by day, professor of philosophy; by night, he wrote fantasy and science fiction books. Weekdays he lectured in classrooms; weekends he attended fantasy conventions. When he retired from his day job, he found more time to write, eventually publishing over twenty books. The professor is probably best known for his two bestsellers published by Ignatius Press: J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion and C.S. Lewis’ Case for the Christian Faith.

Here I will review J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion, for which he received the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (Inklings Studies) in 1987.

> read the review here: (31.07.06) J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion by Richard Purtill

Inside the little book Oxford Poetry 1915 we can find one of Tolkien's early "fairy" poetry, a poem which achieved great popularity and was reprinted many times in various collections of children’s poetry: "Goblin Feet".

The poem "Goblin Feet" was written in a very hard period in Tolkien's life.

> read the article here: (01.08.06) Goblin Feet, a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien

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