Tolkien has his critics. Some might allege that his books are just children’s books and therefore cannot be taken as serious literature. A linked criticism is that Tolkien is a medievalist: is he popular because his books are an escape into a children’s wonderland or an idealised medieval world?

Author Archives: Andrew Byrne
Father Andrew Byrne is chaplain at Grandpont House, a residence for students at the University of Oxford, in England.