"He has published many critical articles on literature and social commentary, and lectured on writers including W. B. Yeats, W. H. Auden, John Steinbeck and Emily Dickinson.JOHN HOWE is a renowned fantasy artist and illustrator of Tolkien titles and calendars, who worked alongside Alan Lee as concept artist on the Peter Jackson films The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings." . . . . . .