Tolkien's art

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J.R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art, Chance discusses not only such classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources and influences -- from pagan epic to Christian legend -- that formed the foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his "mythology for England".

subjects: Mythology in literature,  Criticism and interpretation,  England,  Knowledge,  Middle Earth (Imaginary place),  Mythology, Germanic, in literature,  History and criticism,  Medievalism,  English Epic literature,  English Fantasy literature,  In literature,  History,  Myth in literature,  Critique et interprétation,  Discours, essais, conférences,  Literature,  Mythologie dans la littérature,  Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973,  Fantasy fiction, history and criticism,  England, in literature

People: J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)