Tom Shippey

The Road to Middle-Earth

How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology

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Produktbeschreibung

The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's professional background led him to write The Hobbit and how he created a timeless charm for millions of readers. Examining the foundation of Tolkien's most popular work, The Lord of the Rings, Shippey also discusses the contribution of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Tolkien's great myth cycle, showing how Tolkien's more ?difficult? books can be fully appreciated. He goes on to examine the remarkable twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, written by Tolkien's son and literary heir Christopher Tolkien, which traces the creative and technical processes by which Middle-earth evolved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 149mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780544311817
• ISBN-10: 0544311817
• Artikelnr.: 53934411

Autorenporträt

Tom Shippey taught at Oxford University at the same time as J.R.R. Tolkien and 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 and medieval literature at Leeds University that Tolkien had previously held.

Rezensionen

"Shippey's exploration of Tolkien's themes, especially the nature of evil, is superb" Independent

"Shippey's research seems limitless. He writes with unusual clarity and presents his arguments well" Sunday Times

"Shippey deepens your understanding of the work without making you forget your initial, purely instinctive response to Middle-earth and hobbits" Houston Chronicle