托尔金和孕育指环王的牛津读书社Tolkien and the Oxford Reading Group That Nurtured The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most important milestones in Western fantasy literature. Its creation was closely tied to Tolkien's academic path and personal experience, and its most important incubator was an Oxford group called the Inklings (variously rendered in Chinese as "Jiguang Pianyu She", "Moxiang She" or "Danmo She"). Many famous British writers, dramatists and poets were members, the most influential being Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia and a Christian apologist. Points of interest: How is the writing of The Lord of the Rings related to Tolkien's academic background, theological thought and personal experience? Where might the characters of the hobbits, Frodo, Sam and Gandalf have come from? What influence did Tolkien's scholarship on Beowulf have? Who belonged to the Inklings at Oxford? What did they do at their gatherings? How did they influence the writing of The Lord of the Rings? Questions we could discuss: What interesting connections are there between Western fantasy literature and medieval history and literature? How are the Oxford Inklings similar to and different from Yanxia? Why are fantasy works like The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and A Song of Ice and Fire so popular?