The Keys of Middle-earth

Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

Stuart Lee, Elizabeth Solopova (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

380 Seiten

2015 | Second Edition 2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-45468-3 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion , The Hobbit , and The Lord of the Rings , medieval texts are presented in their original language with translations. Essential for those who wish to delve deeper into the background to Tolkien's mythology.

Dr Stuart Lee is a member of the English Faculty at Oxford University, UK, where he teaches Old English, the poetry of World War one, and the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also a member of Merton College. He has published articles on Tolkien and edited A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien (2014). Dr Elizabeth Solopova is Research Fellow at the English Faculty, Oxford University, UK, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature. She has published articles and books on Tolkien, medieval literature, manuscripts and the history of the English language.

How to Use This Book
Introduction
1. Background
2. Medieval Literature
3. Thematic and Technical Parallels
4. The Editions
5. The Texts
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.2015
Zusatzinfo	XV, 380 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-137-45468-7 / 1137454687
ISBN-13	978-1-137-45468-3 / 9781137454683
Zustand	Neuware