Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards

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Since I have devoted many working
days and years to reading The Lord of the Rin^s^ teaching it, and nov^ writing about it, it should come as no surprise when I say that I think it is the finest work of heroic fantasy in the language. It is the standard by which all other works in this vein should be measured.
MICHAEL N. STANTON in his afterword to
Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards
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IDDLE-EARTH, MORIA, GANDALF,
Galadriel, Frodo, Bilbo Baggins
i T J^The places and characters that sprang from the mind of J. R. R. Tolkien will live forever in the imaginations of millions of readers. \\\.9iolilnh, ?!/ir.r, and Vhi/rjy, Michael Stanton, a devoted scholar of science fiction and fantasy literature, offers an extraordinary encounter with Lord ofl'/ic ^fii'njfs. Believing that there is no epic of contemporary literature to match U/ie Lord o f tile ^f^inj/s, Stanton delves critically into the richness of the story. He explores the intricacies of its dialogue and illuminates the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Since I have devoted many working
days and years to reading The Lord of the Rin^s^ teaching it, and nov^ writing about it, it should come as no surprise when I say that I think it is the finest work of heroic fantasy in the language. It is the standard by which all other works in this vein should be measured.
MICHAEL N. STANTON in his afterword to
Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards
vl;
IDDLE-EARTH, MORIA, GANDALF,
Galadriel, Frodo, Bilbo Baggins
i T J^The places and characters that sprang from the mind of J. R. R. Tolkien will live forever in the imaginations of millions of readers. \\\.9iolilnh, ?!/ir.r, and Vhi/rjy, Michael Stanton, a devoted scholar of science fiction and fantasy literature, offers an extraordinary encounter with Lord ofl'/ic ^fii'njfs. Believing that there is no epic of contemporary literature to match U/ie Lord o f tile ^f^inj/s, Stanton delves critically into the richness of the story. He explores the intricacies of its dialogue and illuminates the idiosyncratic nature of its characters. He looks at places, dreams, notions of time and history. Eschewing academic jargon, Stanton provides an intriguing look at Tolkien's fantasyscape that ultimately shows how all of these parts meld into a singularly compelling work of art that lives and breathes. For those who have read and loved [life Lord of/fic Stanton
embarks on an exploration of Tolkien's genius, painting a rich and wonderful critical portrait of the world he created, a portrait that no one who truly hopes to understand Tolkien's vision will want to be without. Vissza