- Criticism and interpretation, Knowledge and learning, Myth in literature, Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
"The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised and expanded 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 create a timeless charm for millions of readers.
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Earnest, classical in form, cool and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Tom Shippey
- First published
- 1982
- Pages
- 252
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co., Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin, 1983, c1982.
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780048090188
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- Criticism and interpretation
- Knowledge and learning
- Myth in literature
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
- English Fantasy literature
- History and criticism
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
- Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973
- Fantasy fiction, history and criticism
- English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century
“'This is not a work that many adults will read right through more than once.'”
Thomas Alan Shippey is a British scholar of medievalism, of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction. In particular he is widely considered one of the world's leading academic scholars on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien about whom he has written several books and many scholarly papers. - Wikipedia
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