J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century - Rilegato

Shippey, T. A.

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ISBN 10: 061812764X ISBN 13: 9780618127641

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

Riassunto

A world-renowned Tolkien scholar presents readers with a fascinating companion to the major works of J.R.R. Tolkien, offering a critical analysis of The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic and cultural map--a reaction to the origin and nature of evil.

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Recensione

Professor Shippey's commentary is the best so far in elucidating Tolkien's lovely myth.
Harper's Magazine

"Shippey is a rarity, a scholar well-schooled in critical analysis whose writing is beautifully clear." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Authoritative and timely" Boston Globe

"Shippey presents a remarkably insightful account of the origins of Tolkien's use language and myth." The Chicago Tribune

"Full of things-we-hadn't-known . . . As scholarship, it's one of the more enjoyable works I've run across." The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Wonderfully readable . . . Shippey makes an impressive case for why the creator of Middle-earth is deserving of acclaim." Publishers Weekly

"One of the best, if not the best, piece of ... literary criticism I have ever read on Tolkien." Midwest Book Review

"Delightful exploration of the relationship between Tolkien's fiction...his scholarly work and the mythical, linguistic and philosophical history underlying both." Salon

"[Tolkien] deserves his full due, and Shippey's appreciative assessment of his unique achievement provides it in full and satisfying measure." Philadelphia Inquirer

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

"An invaluable study...It illuminates the text and enables the reader to better appreciate the works under discussion." The Washington Times

L'autore

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. He currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 061812764X
• ISBN 13: 9780618127641
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 347