The Making of Middle-Earth: A New Look Inside the World of J. R. R. Tolkien - Couverture rigide

Snyder, Christopher

 
9781402784767: The Making of Middle-Earth: A New Look Inside the World of J. R. R. Tolkien

Synopsis

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth-from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Fueled by the author's passion for all things Tolkien, this richly illustrated book also reveals the surprisingly pervasive influence of Tolkien's timeless fantasies on modern culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Christopher A. Snyder is a professor of European History and Director of the Honors Program at Marymount University in Arlington, VA. He has written numerous books, including The World of King Arthur. His works have been featured in the Book of the Month Club and the History Book Club, and have been translated into French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese. Dr. Snyder has been a presenter on the History Channel, the BBC, the Learning Channel, and the National Geographic Channel. He also lectures at the Smithsonian Institution, and teaches Honors seminars on J. R .R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis at the University of Oxford.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth-from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Fueled by the author's passion for all things Tolkien, this richly illustrated book also reveals the surprisingly pervasive influence of Tolkien's timeless fantasies on modern culture.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781454944751: The Making of Middle-earth: The Worlds of Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1454944757 ISBN 13 :  9781454944751
Editeur : Union Square & Co., 2022
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