| Description |
x, 164 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 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 king : Tolkien's medieval parodies -- The Lord of the Rings : Tolkien's epic -- Conclusion : The Silmarillion : Tolkien's "book of lost tales" -- Select bibliography |
| 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" |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 146-151 |
| Subject |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Knowledge -- England
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Epic literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Medievalism -- England -- History -- 20th century.
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Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
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Mythology in literature.
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Mythology, Germanic, in literature.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- In literature.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103109
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| LC no. |
78032102 |
| ISBN |
0312808194 |
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