Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien

  • Nation & World

    Breaking down ‘Beowulf’

    Using a statistical approach known as stylometry, which analyzes everything from the poem’s meter to the number of times different combinations of letters show up in the text, a team of researchers found new evidence that “Beowulf” is the work of a single author.

    8 minutes
    Madison Krieger.
  • Nation & World

    ‘Beowulf,’ as it was told

    Steven Rozensk and Matthew Sergi have collaborated with the American Repertory Theater for a public reading of the epic poem “Beowulf” in its original Old English. There is a free reading from noon to 5 p.m. at the A.R.T. on April 25.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The ongoing allure of Tolkien

    In a question-and-answer session, Stephen Mitchell, Harvard professor of Scandinavian and folklore, explores the lasting appeal and the inspirations behind author J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale “The Hobbit.” Director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of the book for the big screen opens in the United States mid-December.

    7 minutes