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Michael D. C. Drout

Michael D. C. Drout (/draʊt/; born 3 May 1968) is an American Professor of English and Director of the Center for the Study of the Medieval at Wheaton College. He is an author and editor specializing in Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature, science fiction and fantasy, especially the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and Ursula K. Le Guin.

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Alma mater
Loyola University Chicago (PhD)
Born
(1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 58)
Genres
Fantasy · Anglo-Saxon literature · Medieval literature · Science fiction
Occupations
Literary critic and author
Subject
Literature

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Genres · 4
Michael D. C. Drout → Anglo-Saxon literature, Fantasy, Medieval literature, Science fiction
related to External links · 4
Michael D. C. Drout → Drout's VitaTolkien Studies, Faculty, Muse Speculative, Wheaton CollegeMichael
Alma mater · 1
Michael D. C. Drout → Loyola University Chicago (PhD)
Born · 1
Michael D. C. Drout → (1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 58)
Occupations · 1
Michael D. C. Drout → Literary critic and author
Subject · 1
Michael D. C. Drout → Literature
Website · 1
Michael D. C. Drout → michaeldrout.com

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tolkien medieval editor studies drout anglo-saxon fiction author fantasy michael english isbn born literature science career tolkien's 2007 may center

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Michael D. C. DroutAlma materLoyola University Chicago (PhD)1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutBorn(1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 58)1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutGenresFantasy1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutGenresAnglo-Saxon literature1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutGenresMedieval literature1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutGenresScience fiction1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutOccupationsLiterary critic and author1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutSubjectLiterature1.00infobox
Michael D. C. DroutWebsitemichaeldrout.com1.00infobox
Michael D. C. Droutrelated to External linksFaculty0.60section
Michael D. C. Droutrelated to External linksWheaton CollegeMichael0.60section
Michael D. C. Droutrelated to External linksDrout's VitaTolkien Studies0.60section

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