The Power of Tolkien's Prose [electronic resource] : Middle-Earth's Magical Style /
Walker, S.author.
Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award forInklingsStudies Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been largely attributed to his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic currency. But The Lord of the Rings may have become a modern classic for a deeper reason than we've noticed: Tolkien is a first-rate stylist. The Power of Tolkien's Prose illuminates the multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's prose style in dimensions ranging from his fantastic realism to his revitalizing imagery to his dynamic narrative to his expansive characterization to his engaging language. Viewed through the lens of Steve Walker's stylistic appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges as a new dimension of perception.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ordinary everyday magic -- Blade and leaf listening -- The road goes on for ever -- Always on and on -- The potency of the words -- Just a bit of nonsense.
Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award forInklingsStudies Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been largely attributed to his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic currency. But The Lord of the Rings may have become a modern classic for a deeper reason than we've noticed: Tolkien is a first-rate stylist. The Power of Tolkien's Prose illuminates the multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's prose style in dimensions ranging from his fantastic realism to his revitalizing imagery to his dynamic narrative to his expansive characterization to his engaging language. Viewed through the lens of Steve Walker's stylistic appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges as a new dimension of perception.
British literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature, Medieval.
Fiction.
Classical literature.
Literature-Philosophy.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Medieval Literature.
Fiction.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Literary Theory.