Title: There and back again
Description: Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. "There and Back Again" offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Literature and myth, Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973, English Fantasy fiction, History and criticism, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Biography: literary
People: J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)