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Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Tolkien and the Study of His SourcesOver the past four decades, source criticism--the analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Since Tolkien drew from a wide range of disparate sources in the construction of his legendarium--from The Book of Lost Tales to The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings, and beyond--an understanding of the sources Tolkien u
Full description- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Published: 17 November 2011
- Format: Paperback 228 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers | Literary Companions
- ISBN 13: 9780786464821 ISBN 10: 0786464828
- Sales rank: 229,011
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"This compendium by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism of Tolkien's works and then provides practical demonstrations of the approach. Ranging widely across Tolkien's writings, as well as across the periods and genres from which he took inspiration, the essays provide the most balanced and comprehensive demonstration of Tolkien source criticism available"--Provided by publisher.

