Did you know that today, April 15th, is World Art Day? I am writing this post to celebrate this special day. Art can be present in our daily lives in different forms: in what we look at, how we dress, in the decorative objects that might be part of our house. Art is also straightly…
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Women of his Imagination
Today, March 8th, we celebrate an important day: happy international women’s day! But at the same time, Middle Earth celebrations have not stopped. I decided to write a post commemorating those two special events. I am going to show you what eight female characters from J. R.R. Tolkien’s works taught me. It has always seemed…
Three Ways to Celebrate J. R. R. Tolkien’s Works in March 2021
March is almost here! Another March where Covid is still lurking around. Even if we are living in dark times, if you are a Tolkienist you know that March is an especial month. It is time for celebrations because of the Tolkien Reading Day! On March 25th the One Ring was destroyed by Frodo and…
Fangornmoot 2021
Welcome to the meeting in Fangorn Forest! Dwarf, Elf, Human, Hobbit or Wizard, all creatures are invited to enjoy J. R. R. Tolkien’s works together! ❈ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭? Fangornmoot is an online event hosted by Books from Fangorn. It aims to join people all over the world to enjoy and share their passion for…
J. R. R. Tolkien and Adaptations: A Commentary on the Tolkien Society Seminar No. I – 2021
On Saturday 13th, the first Tolkien Seminar of the year, organised by The Tolkien Society, took place. It was an online event, allowing the participation of Tolkienist all around the world, not only from Europe but the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia. If you missed the seminar or could not attend but wanted to watch it, do…
Pride and Prejudice Anniversary: Elizabeth Bennet and Nature in the novel and Wright’s 2005 adaptation
On this day, 28 of January, 208 years ago Jane Austen published for the first time her well- known novel Pride and Prejudice. Nowadays, you can find numerous adaptations, movies, series and even novels. I personally dislike romance, I tried reading a modern adaptation of this book, Bridget Jone’s Diary, I never finished it. I…
“The Last Man”: Apocalyptic Late XXI Century – A Commentary
Happy 2021! This is the first blog post of the year, we could not have left January without an entry after reading a very interesting novel, don’t you think? Covid is still lurking out there but we are all taking care. And is not as hopeless as some famous authors had imagined the XX century…
Positive Masculinity in “The Mandalorian”: Din Djarin’s Five Best Qualities in Season Two
I am so happy to announce that this is the last post of the year, time flies fast, and we soon find ourselves talking about The Mandalorian again. Yes! Let’s discuss that amazingly produced Star Wars live-action series. We can clearly see how much the whole team involved on the series love what they are doing, I will leave…
The Monk (Matthew Lewis), Art and Women: The Scandalous Insight
I read The Monk, finally! I am so happy to say that because it has been a book that had been on my to be read list for so long. I first heard about it when I was fifteen years old and I accidentally read spoilers of how it ends, about the characters and also…
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 70th Anniversary- A Gender Overview in Narnia
Today, 16th of October, the classic children’s novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe celebrates its 70th anniversary. The novel written by C. S. Lewis was published in 1950. Originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes, to whom undoubtedly we own the images we have when we imagine Narnia. Happy Narnia Day! I remember reading The…