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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Atherton, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
Temas:
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > 1892-1973 > The Hobbit
Literature and myth.
Littérature et mythe.
Biography: literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'We must away ere break of day'
  • Fairy-stories and animal fables
  • 'A green great dragon'
  • 'The heart of the mountain'
  • Return to bag end
  • The English country house and its myths
  • William Guest
  • 'The lonely sea and the sky'
  • 'Far over the misty mountains cold'
  • Goblin wars
  • Literary myth and the Great War
  • Visions of peace
  • Early lessons in philology
  • Tolkien as word-collector
  • Rhymes and riddles
  • Dialect matters
  • Appendixes: 1. A selection of poems from Geoffrey Bache Smith, A spring harvest (London: Erskine Macdonald, 1918)
  • 2. A selection of poems from A northern venture: verses by members of the Leeds University English School Association (Leeds: Swan Press, 1923).

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