As the cold sting of winter finally starts to fade, so the literary festival season edges closer. An addition to the line-up this year is a five-day celebration of the legendary saga of Beowulf. How ...

What have they done to Beowulf, everyone’s least favorite Old English epic about a hero’s battles with a monster, the monster’s mother and an annoying dragon who turns up 50 years later? Director ...

Tolkien's version of the Old English epic, along with selections from his Oxford lectures and invented texts showcase a rare mix of linguistic scholarship and literary imagination "FRODO LIVES!" I ...

Back now with DAY TO DAY, and the big flurry of new movies this weekend. Here is Mark Jordan Legan with our weekly look at what the critics think. Slate's summary judgment. Mr. MARK JORDAN LEGAN ...