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The Road to Middle-Earth - by Tom Shippey (Paperback)

Name: The Road to Middle-Earth - by Tom Shippey (Paperback)
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The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration.
Author(s): Tom Shippey
416 Pages
Literary Criticism, Science Fiction + Fantasy

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Shippey's classic work, now revised 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 how he created a timeless charm for millions of readers.

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The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised 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 how he created a timeless charm for millions of readers. Examining the foundation of Tolkien's most popular work, The Lord of the Rings, Shippey also discusses the contribution of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Tolkien's great myth cycle, showing how Tolkien's more "difficult" books can be fully appreciated. He goes on to examine the remarkable twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, written by Tolkien's son and literary heir Christopher Tolkien, which traces the creative and technical processes by which Middle-earth evolved.

Review Quotes

"Professor Shippey's commentary is the best so far in elucidating Tolkien's lovely myth." Harper's Magazine "Shippey is a rarity, a scholar well schooled in critical analysis whose writing is beautifully clear." Minneapolis Star-Tribune "[Tolkien] deserves his full do, and Shippey's appreciative assessment of his unique achievement provides it in full and satisfying measure." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)

Weight: .8 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy

Publisher: Mariner Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Tom Shippey

Language: English

Street Date: June 24, 2003

TCIN: 76975363

UPC: 9780618257607

Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-9162

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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