The Keys of Middle-earth by Stuart Lee

The Keys of Middle-earth by Stuart Lee

A comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion , The Hobbit , and The Lord of the Rings , medieval texts are presented in their original language with translations. Essential for those who wish to delve deeper into the background to Tolkien's mythology.

Praise for the previous edition:

"[The Keys of Middle-earth] provides a wide range of texts with insightful introductions and commentary on each of the texts that have been chosen for elucidation" Professor Shaun F.D. Hughes, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English, Purdue University, USA

"The Keys of Middle-earth is a much-needed book... The texts, in Old English, Old Norse, and Middle English, are faithfully presented... textual notes are remarkably thorough." John R. Holmes, Notes and Queries Summary

"Either as a student's text or as an instructor's resource, The Keys of Middle-earth provides an excellent introduction to a number of important medieval texts complete with a judicious, but not overwhelming, awareness of recent scholarship within a compelling context of a modern literary phenomenon - the imaginative world of J. R. R. Tolkien." Miranda Wilcox, The Medieval Review

"'As an anthology of medieval texts it is first rate. The texts, in Old English, Old Norse, and Middle English, are faithfully presented and despite the authors' modest disclaimer that their book cannot accommodate a "full discussion of textual issues" (55), textual notes are remarkably thorough. With equal modesty they call their textual notes "highly selective," but their selection is impeccable. Commentary is just as painstaking: major critical controversies are fully represented. And as an encouragement to further study in three medieval languages, which the authors identify as its main purpose (19), the book is eminently successful." John R Holmes, Tolkien Studies

Solopova, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Solopova is a research fellow in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford and the William Golding Research Fellow at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. She is the author of several books, including Key Concepts in Medieval Literature.

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ISBN 13	9781137454683
ISBN 10	1137454687
Title	The Keys of Middle-earth
Author	Stuart Lee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2015-08-27
Number of pages	380
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.