Tolkien's art
Subtitle: a mythology for England
By: Jane Chance Nitzsche.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780312808198
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. -- 1892-1973.; Mythology in literature.
Description: J.R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art, Chance discusses not only such classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources and influences -- from pagan epic to Christian legend -- that formed the foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his "mythology for England".
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography, p. 146-151.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The critic as monster : Tolkien's lectures, prefaces, and foreword; title: The king under the mountain : Tolkien's children's story; title: The Christian king : Tolkien's fairy-stories; title: The Germanic king : Tolkien's medieval parodies; title: The Lord of the Rings : Tolkien's epic; title: Conclusion : The Silmarillion : Tolkien's "book of lost tales"; title: Select bibliography