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There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit
- Title
- There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit / Mark Atherton.
- Author
- Atherton, Mark.
- Publication
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xiii, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. "There and Back Again" offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies (pages 283-296) and index.
- Contents
- 'We must away ere break of day' -- Fairy-stories and animal fables -- 'A green great dragon' -- 'The heart of the mountain' -- Return to bag end -- The English country house and its myths -- William Guest -- 'The lonely sea and the sky' -- 'Far over the misty mountains cold' -- Goblin wars -- Literary myth and the Great War -- Visions of peace -- Early lessons in philology -- Tolkien as word-collector -- Rhymes and riddles -- Dialect matters -- Appendixes: 1. A selection of poems from Geoffrey Bache Smith, A spring harvest (London: Erskine Macdonald, 1918) -- 2. A selection of poems from A northern venture: verses by members of the Leeds University English School Association (Leeds: Swan Press, 1923).
- Call Number
- JFE 15-5064
- ISBN
- 9781780762463
- 1780762461
- LCCN
- 2012464598
- OCLC
- 810109735
- Author
- Atherton, Mark.
- Title
- There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit / Mark Atherton.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographies (pages 283-296) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-5064