Research Catalog

Title

Root & branch : approaches towards understanding Tolkien / edited by Thomas Honegger.

Publication

Zurich : Walking Tree Publishers, 2005.

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Additional Authors

• Honegger, Thomas
• Buchs, Peter.

Description

v, 158 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Root and Branch, which was first published in 1999, comprises articles by Patrick Curry, Thomas Honegger and Christina Ljungberg. The first paper, by Thomas Honegger, looks at a structural instance of 'depth' in Tolkien's work by means of discussing the various occurences of the Man in the Moon. Patrick's Curry extensive study addresses the question of why Tolkien's work is simultaneously so enduringly popular with readers and so abhorrent to literary critics. Christina Ljungberg's contribution discusses parallels between Tolkien's depiction of Nature and power and the one found in Margaret Atwood's works. This second edition is a revised reprint featuring four of the five items of the original edition."--Publisher description.

Series Statement

Cormarë series ; no. 2

Uniform Title

Cormarë series ; no. 2.

Alternative Title

Root and branch

Subject

• Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation
• Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 > Appreciation

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• "Editor responsible for the second edition, Peter Buchs"--T.p. verso.
• "Revised reprint featuring four of the five items of the original 1999 edition"--Cover, p. 4.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The monster, the critics, and the public: literary criticism after the poll / Thomas Honegger -- The man in the moon: structural depth in Tolkien / Thomas Honegger -- Tolkien and his critics: a critique / Patrick Curry -- Re-enchanting nature: some magic links between Margaret Atwood and J.R.R. Tolkien / Christina Ljungberg.

ISBN

• 3905703017 (pbk.)
• 9783905703016 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 61743369
• SCSB-10630364

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library