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Tolkien's art : a mythology for England / Jane Chance.
Van Pelt Library PR6039.O32 Z698 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chance, Jane, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Knowledge and learning--England.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- England.
- Fantasy literature, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy literature, English.
- Epic literature, English--History and criticism.
- Epic literature, English.
- Medievalism--England--History--20th century.
- Medievalism.
- History.
- Mythology, Germanic, in literature.
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place).
- England--In literature.
- Mythology in literature.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Knowledge--England.
- Local Subjects:
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Knowledge--England.
- England--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2001]
- Summary:
- J.R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art, Chance discusses not only such classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources and influences -- from pagan epic to Christian legend -- that formed the foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his "mythology for England".
- Contents:
- The critic as monster: Tolkien's lectures, prefaces, and foreword
- The king under the mountain: Tolkien's children's story
- The Christian king: Tolkien's fairy-stories
- The Germanic lord: Tolkien's medieval parodies
- The lord of the rings: Tolkien's epic
- The creator of the Silmarils: Tolkien's "Book of lost tales".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813190207
- OCLC:
- 46952393
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