num_pages: 224
description: Since the first volume appeared in 1954, Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, has become one of the most widely loved works of fiction ever published, and the subject of a blockbuster film adaptation. In its blend of epic and fairy-tale, uncanny atmosphere and moral force, it is unique in modern English literature. In Master of Middle-Earth, Paul Kocher focuses on The Lord of the Rings, but also considers Tolkien's fiction as a whole, showing the relationship of the short prose and verse narratives to the major work. In chapters such as 'Sauron and the Nature of Evil', 'The Free Peoples' and 'Aragorn' he traces Tolkien's principal themes and preoccupations and casts a brilliant light on the geography and inhabitants of Middle-Earth.
language: English
title: Master of Middle Earth : The Achievement of J.R.R.Tolkien
titlecomplete: Master of Middle Earth : The Achievement of J.R.R.Tolkien
genres: Essays, Mythology, Biography, Reference, Literature, Criticism, British Literature, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Books About Books
ratings_count: 3142
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Inklings Studies
publisher: Random House