J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Publisher Description

The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey.

Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

Written in a clear and accessible style, J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century reveals why all of these books will be timeless, and shows how even such complex works as The Silmarillion can be read enjoyably. Taking issue with the uninformed criticism that has often been levelled at Tolkien and fantasy in general, Professor Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy and to the importance of language in literature, and demonstrates how his books form part of a live and continuing tradition of storytelling that can trace its roots back through Grimm's Fairy Tales to The Elder Edda and Beowulf.

Reviews

'Shippey's exploration of Tolkien's themes, especially the nature of evil, is superb' Independent

'A timely, erudite and eminently readable book' Evening Standard

'Shippey's research seems limitless. He writes with unusual clarity and presents his arguments well' Sunday Times

'Scholarly and thorough examination of Tolkien's work…a definitive study' Catholic Herald

About the author

Professor Tom Shippey taught at Oxford, overlapping chronologically with Professor Tolkien and teaching the same syllabus, giving him an intimate familiarity with the poems and the languages which formed the main stimulus to Tolkien’s imagination. He subsequently held the same Chair of English Language and Medieval Literature at Leeds University which Tolkien held early in his career, and currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at Saint Louis University, USA.

GENRE
Biography
NARRATOR
CM
Colin Mace
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13:46
hr min
RELEASED
2022
23 June
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
SIZE
848.9
MB
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