The Keys of Middle-earth
| The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien | |
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| Author | Stuart D. Lee & Elizabeth Solopova |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Released | 16 December 2005 |
| Format | Hardcover; Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 1403946728 |
The Keys of Middle-Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien is a 2005 scholarly book about J.R.R. Tolkien's writings.[1]
A second edition was published in 2015, including extracts from the Kalevala, further Old English poems, additional essays, and updated discussions in the light of more recent publications.[2]
From the Publisher
'The Keys of Middle-Earth' introduces the reader to the world of medieval literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, readers are taken back to the works of Old, Middle English, Finnish, and Old Norse literature that so influenced Tolkien. The original texts are presented with helpful new translations to help the reader approach the medieval poems and tales, and introductory essays draw on recent scholarship and Tolkien's own unpublished notes.
References
- ↑ "The Keys of Middle-Earth. First Edition", Palgrave Macmillan (accessed 11 July 2019)
- ↑ "The Keys of Middle-Earth. Second Edition", Palgrave Macmillan (accessed 11 July 2019)
