Tolkien and the study of his sources : critical essays /
"This compendium by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism of Tolkien's works and then provides practical demonstrations of the approach. Ranging widely across Tolkien's writings, as well as across the periods and genres from which he...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Tolkien and the study of his sources : |b critical essays / |c edited by Jason Fisher. |
| 260 | |a Jefferson, N.C. : |b McFarland & Co., |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xi, 228 p. ; |c 23 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent. | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia. | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier. | ||
| 520 | |a "This compendium by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism of Tolkien's works and then provides practical demonstrations of the approach. Ranging widely across Tolkien's writings, as well as across the periods and genres from which he took inspiration, the essays provide the most balanced and comprehensive demonstration of Tolkien source criticism available"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 590 | |a JRR Tolkien Collection. | ||
| 599 | |a CRRA. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Tolkien, J. R. R. |q (John Ronald Reuel), |d 1892-1973 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Tolkien, J. R. R. |q (John Ronald Reuel), |d 1892-1973 |x Sources. |
| 700 | 1 | |a Fisher, Jason, |d 1970- | |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Acknowledgments |p ix |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Abbreviations |p xi |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Preface |c Jason Fisher |p 1 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Introduction: Why Source Criticism? |c Tom Shippey |p 7 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Source Criticism: Background and Applications |c E. L. Risden |p 17 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Tolkien and Source Criticism: Remarking and Remaking |c Jason Fisher |p 29 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Stones and the Book: Tolkien, Mesopotamia, and Biblical Mythopoeia |c Nicholas Birns |p 45 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of Earendil and Elwing |c Kristine Larsen |p 69 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t "Byzantium, New Rome!" Goths, Langobards, and Byzantium in The Lord of the Rings |c Miryam Libran-Moreno |p 84 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Rohirrim: "Anglo-Saxons on Horseback"? An Inquiry into Tolkien's Use of Sources |c Thomas Honegger |p 116 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t William Caxton's The Golden Legend as a Source for Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings |c Judy Ann Ford |p 133 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t She and Tolkien, Revisited |c John D. Rateliff |p 145 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Reading John Buchan in Search of Tolkien |c Mark T. Hooker |p 162 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions |c Josh B. Long |p 193 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t About the Contributors |p 215 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Index |p 219 |
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