Twenty-First-Century Tolkien - What Middle-Earth Means To Us TodayAn engaging, original and radical reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty five years on from its first appearance? Beginning with Tolkien's earliest influences