The keys of Middle-earth
Subtitle: discovering medieval literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Stuart D. Lee, Elizabeth Solopova.
Contributors: Solopova, Elizabeth.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 -- Knowledge -- Literature.; Literature, Medieval -- Adaptations -- History and criticism.; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Literature, Medieval -- Appreciation -- England.; Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Description: The Keys of Middle-Earth introduces the reader to the world of medieval literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Using key episodes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, readers are taken back to the works of Old, Middle English and Old Norse literature that so influenced Tolkien. The original texts are presented with helpful new translations to help the reader approach the medieval poems and tales, and introductory essays draw on recent scholarship and Tolkien's own unpublished notes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.