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The World of J.R.R. Tolkien - Critical Study
 
BOOK J.R.R. Tolkien
Author of the Century
by Tom A. Shippey
Our Price: $24.70

Respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar Professor Tom Shippey presents us with a fascinating companion to the major works of J.R.R. Tolkien. With J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, Shippey gives us a penetrating critical analysis that places Tolkien firmly in the great traditions of 20th-Century literature, alongside such members of the canon as James Joyce, George Orwell, William Golding Thomas Pynchon, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

BOOK J.R.R. Tolkien
by Katie De Koster (ed.)
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Following a lengthy biographical introduction, 15 essays gathered from a variety of sources delve into the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, explaining some of the themes as well as exploring Tolkien's style and sources. Essays range from those praising Tolkien's ability to combine adult themes and children's style, to those criticizing him for failing to unite common objects with universal themes. Others reject charges of racism against Tolkien or analyze his use of myth and heroism.


BOOK J.R.R. Tolkien
by Harold Bloom (ed.)
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Presented here are critical studies of Tolkien's greatest works.

BOOK J.R.R. Tolkien
by Charles W.R.D. Moseley
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Charles Moseley's critical discussion examines Tolkien's view of fiction as "sub-creation," exploring his analysis of mythopoeia and of the status of art and literature in relation to his own practice.