Tolkien and Wales: Language, Literature and Identity - Couverture souple

Phelpstead, Carl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 070832391X ISBN 13 : 9780708323915

Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2011

Synopsis

Tolkien once wrote: 'I love Wales - and especially the Welsh language'. This book explores how that love influenced Tolkien's ideas about language, many aspects of his creative writing, and his sense of an English identity. It describes more fully than before the extent and depth of Tolkien's debt to Welsh language and literature, and argues that Tolkien's love of Wales and Welsh is inseparable from his love of, and sense of belonging to, England. The book gives detailed attention to both Tolkien's fiction and his scholarly writings, including some relatively neglected texts. Wales and Welsh were seminal influences on the writings of the twentieth century's most popular writer and this book reveals the range and depth of these influences.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Phelpstead is a Reader in English literature at Cardiff University. His areas of research include Old Norse and medieval English literature. Dr Phelpstead has published widely on Norse saga and other medieval literature and has contributed to The J.R.R.Tolkien Encyclopaedia and Tolkien Studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Wales Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 070832391X
• ISBN 13: 9780708323915
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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