Description:
J.R.R. Tolkien's Arda illustrates how he incorporated and built on aesthetics, ideals, and philosophies that were, during his lifetime, associated with the Romantics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Brief description: Will Sherwood is a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow and researches how J.R.R Tolkien and Fantasy authors respond to the legacies of British Romanticism. The Education Secretary for The Tolkien Society, Will's articles and reviews feature in various journals and he has edited several books including 'Adapting Tolkien' (2021), 'Tolkien and Diversity' (2023), and 'Tolkien and the Gothic' (2024).