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"What Makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien Great?" with Professor Michael Drout · NextToU

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"What Makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien Great?" with Professor Michael Drout

Name: "What Makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien Great?" with Professor Michael Drout
Start: 2026-11-12T21:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-12T23:30:00+00:00
Location: Integrative Learning Center (ILC) N101

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When: Thursday, November 12, 20264:30 PM – 6:30 PM ESTAdd to calendar Google Calendar
Where: Integrative Learning Center (ILC) N101650 N Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003Open in Maps

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Interested in Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Is Gandalf your favorite Istar (wizard) of all time?

Professor Michael Drout, an expert in Tolkien, is visiting to give a talk titled "What Makes Tolkien Great?" Michael Drout has recently published The Tower and the Ruin, winner of the Tolkien Society Award for Best Book, which examines just how J. R. R. Tolkien created the world many of us love and admire.

Come visit and listen to what makes Lord of the Rings and Tolkien, so great!

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