The Keys of Middle-Earth

Description:

The Keys of Middle-Earth introduces the reader to the world of medieval literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Using key episodes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, readers are taken back to the works of Old, Middle English and Old Norse literature that so influenced Tolkien. The original texts are presented with helpful new translations to help the reader approach the medieval poems and tales, and introductory essays draw on recent scholarship and Tolkien's own unpublished notes.

subjects: Adaptations,  Appreciation,  Criticism and interpretation,  English Fantasy fiction,  History and criticism,  Knowledge,  Literature,  Medieval Literature,  Middle Earth (Imaginary place),  Historical & comparative linguistics,  Literary studies: classical, early & medieval,  Literary studies: from c 1900 -,  Medieval,  Fantasy fiction, English,  Middle English Literature,  Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973,  Science Fiction & Fantasy,  Literary Criticism,  Literature - Classics / Criticism,  English,  Fantasy - General,  British Isles,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literary Criticism & Collections / Science Fiction,  Literary Criticism : English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  England,  Literature, Medieval,  Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973,  Literature, medieval, history and criticism,  Fantasy fiction, history and criticism,  LITERARY CRITICISM / General,  LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval,  English fiction, history and criticism

People: J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

Places: England