Tolkien On Fairy-Stories
$33.26
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2014
Summary
A new expanded edition of Tolkien’s most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “On Fairy-stories” is his most-studied and most-quoted essay, an exemplary personal statement of his views on the role of imagination in literature, and an intellectual tour de force vital for understanding Tol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007582914 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0007582919 |
| Author: | Verlyn Flieger, Douglas A. Anderson, J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘This book must be read… it goes far to explain the nature of Tolkien’s art and justify his success’ The Cambridge Review
‘This book must be read… it goes far to explain the nature of Tolkien’s art and justify his success’ The Cambridge Review
About The Author
Verlyn Flieger
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Verlyn Flieger, Ph. D. is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland specializing in myth studies and comparative mythology. She teaches a sequence of graduate and undergraduate myth courses that offer Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth.
Concentrating on modern fantasy with a special focus on the works of JRR Tolkien, Professor Flieger’s publications include Question of Time: JRR Tolkien’s Road to Faerie, the winner of the 1998 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World; Tolkien’s Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth co-edited with Carl Hostetter and winner of the 2002 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; and her fictional works Pig Tale and The Doom of Camelot: “Avilion: A Romance of Voices.”
Professor Flieger is co-editor with Douglas A. Anderson and Michael Drout of Tolkien Studies, a yearly journal devoted to scholarly examination of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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