Tolkien the Medievalist |
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| Editor:
| Chance, Jane |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-28944-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $219.00 |
Book Description:
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Interdisciplinary in approach, Tolkien the Medievalist provides a fresh perspective on J. R. R. Tolkien's Medievalism. In fifteen essays, eminent scholars and new voices explore how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. The four sections reveal the author influenced by his profession, religious faith and important issues of the time; by his relationships...
More DescriptionInterdisciplinary in approach, Tolkien the Medievalist provides a fresh perspective on J. R. R. Tolkien's Medievalism. In fifteen essays, eminent scholars and new voices explore how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. The four sections reveal the author influenced by his profession, religious faith and important issues of the time; by his relationships with other medievalists; by the medieval sources that he read and taught, and by his own medieval mythologizing.