There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit /
Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Summary: | Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. "There and Back Again" offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies (pages 283-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857721662 (e-book) |