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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed de Professor Toby Widdicombe

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed: Guides for the Perplexed

Autor Professor Toby Widdicombe
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2019
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 GondolinWith 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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350092143
ISBN-10: 1350092142
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Guides for the Perplexed

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Explores Tolkien's major works such as The Lord of the Rings as well as posthumous publications including the recently discovered The Fall of Gondolin

Notă biografică

Toby Widdicombe is Professor of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. His previous books include Simply Shakespeare (2001).

Cuprins

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Tolkien's Life and Art Chapter 2: Tolkien's Legendarium Chapter 3: Tolkien and His Languages Chapter 4: Tolkien on Time Chapter 5: Tolkien on PeoplesChapter 6: Tolkien's ThemesAfterwordAppendix A: Tolkien's SourcesAppendix B: Films of the LegendariumAppendix C: The Scholarship on TolkienReferences

Recenzii

The book examines a range of themes and content across Tolkien's work and life and brings them together in a tidy package. Widdicombe has done a fine job across the book as a whole.
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed helps dispel the confusion many students feel when first studying Tolkien's secondary world. This engagingly written and insightful volume will prove a useful resource in classrooms.