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==From the Publisher==
==From the Publisher==
The artifacts of [[Middle-earth]] are the products of the mind; words and names, rather than skeletons and pottery shards. The literary baggage of each word and name is built up out of all the usages of that word or name that a reader has ever been exposed to. The purpose of this study is to offer the reader a glimpse into my literary baggage for the words that make up [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s [[Legendarium]].
This monograph is a collection of analytic articles--both previously published and unpublished in about equal measure--on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s "[[The Lord of the Rings]]" and "[[The Hobbit]]," written by Tolkien scholar and Comparative Translationist [[Mark T. Hooker]], most famous, perhaps, for his application of Comparative Translation to the study of Tolkien. All of the articles in the book have been reviewed and revised to take into consideration the materials newly made available in "[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion]]."
 
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[[Beyond Bree]] says that there is "something here for everyone with even a passing interest in Tolkien. All of the articles are well researched, insightful, and highly informative."
 
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[[Amon Hen]] (the September 2006 issue) says: "Highly recommendable."


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 18:48, 16 January 2007

A Tolkienian Mathomium
A Tolkienian Mathomium.jpg
AuthorMark Hooker
PublisherLulu.com
ReleasedMay 9 2006
FormatPaperback & Hardcover
Pages291 pgs
ISBN1411693701

From the Publisher

This monograph is a collection of analytic articles--both previously published and unpublished in about equal measure--on Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," written by Tolkien scholar and Comparative Translationist Mark T. Hooker, most famous, perhaps, for his application of Comparative Translation to the study of Tolkien. All of the articles in the book have been reviewed and revised to take into consideration the materials newly made available in "The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion."


Beyond Bree says that there is "something here for everyone with even a passing interest in Tolkien. All of the articles are well researched, insightful, and highly informative."


Amon Hen (the September 2006 issue) says: "Highly recommendable."

External links

Purchase from Lulu.com
Purchase from The Tolkien Shop in Holland
Learn more about the Book and the Author
See a preview of the book: includes a sample of James Dunning's art