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Author: T. A. ShippeyPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN-10: 061812764XSubject: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-13: 9780618127641Topic: --
Format: HardcoverLanguage: English
Publication Year: 2001Condition: Brand New
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This critical overview of Tolkien's most influential works, THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION, explores Tolkien's use and adaptation of myth and the derivation and consistency of his language, and makes a case that Tolkien does, in fact, deserve the honorific "author of the century," a title which he is consistently awarded by readers the world over.

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Recent polls have consistently declared that J.R.R. Tolkien is "the most influential author of the century" and THE LORD OF THE RINGS is "the book of the century." In support of these claims, Tom Shippey, the prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy, now presents us with a fascinating companion to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing in particular on THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
The core of the book consists of three chapters that examine THE LORD OF THE RINGS as a linguistic and cultural map, as a twisted web of story, and as a response to the meaning of myth. Shippey presents a unique argument to explain the nature of evil and gives readers a compelling insight into the complicated interweaving of many strands as the narrative moves between characters and into the remarkable skill behind the construction of such a rich and complex story. Other chapters examine THE HOBBIT, explaining the hobbits' anachronistic relationship to the heroic world of Middle-earth; the fundamental importance of THE SILMARILLION to Tolkien's canon; and an illuminating look at FARMER GILES OF HAM, LEAF BY NIGGLE, and other lesser-known works in connection to Tolkien's life.
With a clear and accessible style, Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy, and to the importance of language in literature. He demonstrates how THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION form part of a live and continuing tradition of storytelling that can trace its roots back through Grimms' FAIRIY TALES to BEOWULF. J.R.R. TOLKIEN: AUTHOR OF THE CENTURY not only gives readers a deeper understanding of Tolkien and his work, but also serves as a learned and entertaining introduction to some of the finest and most influential works of fantasy ever written.

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"[J.R.R. TOLKIEN: AUTHOR OF THE CENTURY] is frankly polemical, stunning in its scholarship, and yet continually engaging, and it's probably the only book on Tolkien's work that most of us will need for some time to come."
Locus - Gary K. Wolfe (09/20/2001)

"Shippey successfully presents...a compelling and easily accessible argument for Tolkien's continued popularity and deserved place in 20th century literary history."
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UPC : 046442127646
ISBN : 061812764X
Title : J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
EAN : 9780618127641
Authors : Tom Shippey
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date : 2001-03
Pages : 384
List Price (MSRP) : 26.00
Height : 1.2800 inches
Width : 5.7800 inches
Length : 8.5000 inches
Weight : 1.3800 pounds
Keywords : English Literature, General AAS, Authors, General, History & Criticism, Hardcover, Printed Books
Condition : New

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