Name: J.R.R. Tolkien By Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)
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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed by Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

With his richly detailed world of Middle Earth and the epic tales he told around it, J.R.R. Tolkien invented the modern fantasy novel. For readers and students getting to grips with this world for the first time, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed is an essential guide to the author’s life and work. The book helps readers explore: · Tolkien’s life and times · Tolkien’s mythical world · The languages of Middle Earth · The major works – The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings · Posthumously published writings – from The Silmarillion to the recently discovered The Fall of Gondolin With reference to adaptations of Tolkien’s work including the Peter Jackson films, notes on Tolkien’s sources and surveys of key scholarly and critical writings, this is an accessible and authoritative guide to one of the 20th century’s greatest and most popular writers.

J.R.R. Tolkien Reviews

The book examines a range of themes and content across Tolkien’s work and life and brings them together in a tidy package. Widdicombe has done a fine job across the book as a whole. * Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) *
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed helps dispel the confusion many students feel when first studying Tolkien’s secondary world. This engagingly written and insightful volume will prove a useful resource in classrooms. -- William Fliss, Tolkien Archivist, Marquette University, United States

About Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

Toby Widdicombe is Professor of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. His previous books include Simply Shakespeare (2001).

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Tolkien’s Life and Art Chapter 2: Tolkien’s Legendarium Chapter 3: Tolkien and His Languages Chapter 4: Tolkien on Time Chapter 5: Tolkien on Peoples Chapter 6: Tolkien’s Themes Afterword Appendix A: Tolkien’s Sources Appendix B: Films of the Legendarium Appendix C: The Scholarship on Tolkien References

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9781350092143

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1350092142

Title

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed by Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

Author

Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

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Guides for the Perplexed

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Paperback

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

2019-11-14

Number of pages

208

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J.R.R. Tolkien Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

J.R.R. Tolkien by Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

J.R.R. Tolkien Summary

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed by Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

J.R.R. Tolkien Reviews

About Professor Toby Widdicombe (University of Alaska Anchorage, USA)

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