| Description |
1 online resource (x, 198 pages). |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Guides for the perplexed |
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Guides for the perplexed.
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| Summary |
"With his richly detailed world of Middle Earth and the epic tales he told around it, J.R.R. Tolkien invented the modern fantasy novel. For readers and students getting to grips with this world for the first time, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed is an essential guide to the author's life and work. The book helps readers explore: Tolkien's life and times Tolkien's mythical world The languages of Middle Earth The major works - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Posthumously published writings - from The Silmarillion to the recently discovered The Fall of Gondolin With reference to adaptations of Tolkien's work including the Peter Jackson films, notes on Tolkien's sources and surveys of key scholarly and critical writings, this is an accessible and authoritative guide to one of the 20th century's greatest and most popular writers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Tolkien's life and art -- Tolkien's legendarium -- Tolkien and his languages -- Tolkien on time -- Tolkien on peoples -- Tolkien's themes. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 13, 2019). |
| 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 -- Themes, motives.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. (OCoLC)fst00030031
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Themes, motives. (OCoLC)fst01355139
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Widdicombe, Toby, 1955- author. J.R.R. Tolkien London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 9781350092136 (DLC) 2019010342 |
| ISBN |
9781350092150 electronic book |
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1350092150 electronic book |
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9781350092167 electronic book |
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1350092169 electronic book |
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9781350092136 electronic book |
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