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Splintered Light - 2nd Edition by  Flieger (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Splintered Light - 2nd Edition by Flieger (Paperback)

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  • J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood.
  • About the Author: Verlyn Flieger is professor emerita of English at the University of Maryland where she teaches courses on Tolkien, medieval and modern literature, and comparative mythology.
  • 208 Pages
  • Literary Criticism,

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J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth.



About the Author



Verlyn Flieger is professor emerita of English at the University of Maryland where she teaches courses on Tolkien, medieval and modern literature, and comparative mythology. She has written three books on Tolkien: Splintered Light, A Question of Time, and Interrupted Music (all published by The Kent State University Press). She has also edited a critical edition of Tolkien's novella Smith of Wootton Major, and an expanded edition with notes and commentary of Tolkien's most influential theoretical essay, "On Fairy-Stories."
Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 6.02 Inches (W) x .57 Inches (D)
Weight: .68 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Literary Criticism
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Flieger
Language: English
Street Date: January 28, 2002
TCIN: 1007423219
UPC: 9780873387446
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-3746
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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