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|author=Joseph Pearce | |author=[[Joseph Pearce]] | ||
|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] Publishers Ltd | |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] Publishers Ltd | ||
|date=[[ | |date=[[5 October]] [[1998]] | ||
|format=HardcoverPaperback | |format=HardcoverPaperback | ||
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===From the Publisher=== | ===From the Publisher=== | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' may be one of the greatest books of the twentieth century, but as an author Tolkien is often misunderstood. | {{blockquote|[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' may be one of the greatest books of the twentieth century, but as an author Tolkien is often misunderstood.This study of his life and work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It observes his relationships with literary colleagues and his uneasy acquaintance with [[C.S. Lewis]], the author of the Narnia books. It looks at the culture and background in which he wrote, his uneasiness with possessions and his religious faith.It also enters the world created by him in the seven books published during his lifetime, and explores 'Middle Earth' (''sic'') represented in his thinking. Myth, for Tolkien, was not a leap from reality but a leap into reality. These fascinating insights into the master writer make it possible to understand both the man and the myth he created.}} | ||
This study of his life and work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It observes his relationships with literary colleagues and his uneasy acquaintance with [[C.S. Lewis]], the author of the Narnia books. It looks at the culture and background in which he wrote, his uneasiness with possessions and his religious faith. | {{title|italics}} | ||
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It also enters the world created by him in the seven books published during his lifetime, and explores 'Middle Earth' (''sic'') represented in his thinking. Myth, for Tolkien, was not a leap from reality but a leap into reality. | |||
These fascinating insights into the master writer make it possible to understand both the man and the myth he created. | |||
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Revision as of 11:23, 30 June 2015
| Tolkien: Man and Myth | |
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| Author | Joseph Pearce |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
| Released | 5 October 1998 |
| Format | HardcoverPaperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0002740180 |
| Tolkien: Man and Myth | |
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| Author | Joseph Pearce |
| Publisher | Ignatius Press |
| Released | February 1999 (Softcover: December 2001) |
| Format | Hardcover/Paperback |
| Pages | 242/257 |
| ISBN | 0898708257 |
Tolkien: Man and Myth. A Literary Life is a book about J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first released by HarperCollins in hardcover format, and later in the US in both hardcover and paperback editions.
From the Publisher
Tolkien's Lord of the Rings may be one of the greatest books of the twentieth century, but as an author Tolkien is often misunderstood.This study of his life and work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It observes his relationships with literary colleagues and his uneasy acquaintance with C.S. Lewis, the author of the Narnia books. It looks at the culture and background in which he wrote, his uneasiness with possessions and his religious faith.It also enters the world created by him in the seven books published during his lifetime, and explores 'Middle Earth' (sic) represented in his thinking. Myth, for Tolkien, was not a leap from reality but a leap into reality. These fascinating insights into the master writer make it possible to understand both the man and the myth he created.
