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Tolkien's Ring

Tolkien's Ring( )
Author: Day, David
ISBN:978-1-86205-927-6
Publication Date:Oct 2012
Publisher:Pavilion Books
Imprint:Pavilion
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $29.99
Book Description:

In Tolkien's Ring, David Day shows how the Lord of the Rings is the result of an ancient story-telling tradition; and how, by drawing upon the world's primary myths and legends, J.R.R Tolkien created his own mythology for the twentieth century.

Book Details
Pages:184
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):22.3 x 28.4 x 2.1 cm
Book Weight:1.104 Kilograms
Author Biography
Day, David (Author)
David Day was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on October 14, 1947. He worked in logging camps before receiving a degree from the Department of Creative Writing at the University of Victoria in 1976.

He has written over 40 books of poetry, ecology, history, fantasy, mythology, and fiction for both adults and children. His first collection of poems, The Cowichan, was published in 1975. His other books include A Tolkien Bestiary, The Doomsday Book of Animals, Castles, The Emperor's Panda, The Quest for King Arthur, Nevermore: A Book of Hours, and Tolkien: A Dictionary. Through the 1980's and 1990's, he was also an environmental columnist for Britain's Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Sunday Times, and Punch magazine.

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