Dr. Michael Drout is a professor of English as well as a leading Tolkien scholar. In our conversation on the podcast, we discuss common misconceptions about The Lord of Rings as well as ancient texts that influenced Tolkien’s writing.
At first, we talk about Dr. Drout’s career and his interest in LotR from an early age. Plus we touch on the fact that he played D&D and a number of other topics.
Dr. Michael Drout Links
Learn more about Dr. Drout’s work and the literary journal Tolkien Studies.
- michaeldrout.com – Official Site
- Dr. Drout’s Twitter
- Wheaton College Massachusetts Faculty Link
- Michael D. C. Drout – Wikipedia
- Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review
Resource Links
- Beowulf a New Translation Paperback – by Seamus Heaney (Translator)
- Hrafnkel’s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Penguin Classics)
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Sagas of Icelanders
Great interview. Thank you for producing. Dr. Drout’s learnered take on the works of J.R.R. Tolkein was eye-opening, to say the least.