Names as Stories: Language and Meaning in J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Lord of the Rings
Ents are worth listening to. Springing from the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien, these tree-herding creatures are slow but powerful, ancient but attentive, and earnest…
Brooke Boriack is a master's student at Houston Baptist University. Her research interests include Imaginative and Literary Apologetics and the role of stories in personal and societal flourishing, with particular attention to the work of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Her thesis research is focused on how Lewis and Tolkien imaginatively expressed their views on gender in their fictional works. In addition to her research, she works with Summit Ministries and Wheatstone Ministries to help facilitate the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth of undergraduate students.
Ents are worth listening to. Springing from the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien, these tree-herding creatures are slow but powerful, ancient but attentive, and earnest…