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; and th...

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第一著者: Atherton, Mark (著者)
フォーマット: 電子媒体 eBook
言語:英語
出版事項: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
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オンライン・アクセス:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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要約: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.
物理的記述:1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations
書誌:Includes bibliographies (pages 283-296) and index.
ISBN:9780857721662 (e-book)