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J.R.R. Tolkien author of the century

Analyzes Tolkien's "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," "The Silmarillion," and his lesser works, and explains how his works tie into storytelling tradition dating back to Grimms' fairy tales and "Beowulf."

Main Author: Shippey, T. A. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Subjects:
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Biographies.
Summary: Analyzes Tolkien's "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," "The Silmarillion," and his lesser works, and explains how his works tie into storytelling tradition dating back to Grimms' fairy tales and "Beowulf."
Item Description: Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2000.
Physical Description: xxxv, 347 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index.
ISBN: 9780618257591
0618257594
9780618127641
061812764X
Author Notes: Tom Shippey taught at Oxford University at the same time as J. R. R. Tolkien & with the same syllabus, which gives him an intimate familiarity with the works that fueled Tolkien's imagination. He subsequently held the chair of English language & medieval literature at Leeds University that Tolkien had previously held. He currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri.

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