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Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction..Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetim
| Title | : | Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (286 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 0230272843 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-09-15 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction.
DIMITRA FIMI lectures in English Literature at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC). Her research interests include the history of fantasy literature, folklore and popular culture, literary adaptations, and the interaction between literature and visual culture.
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Isenberg is a professor of history at Temple University. This one slim paperback has brought me more understanding of the Japanese people--particularly of those who are Christian by heritage--than a college education did, and that was all in the first few chapters.
Some may feel that Glynn's tone sounds preachy or naive. But this one was just a disappointment. I would use this for selective reading of topics you need more info on. Things like this might seem minor, but if the book is inaccurate with respect to things that I can readily verify, how can I trust it to be accurate with respect to things I can't? It doesn't seem like any great effort was put into bringing this book up to date for the curren
Isenberg is a professor of history at Temple University. This one slim paperback has brought me more understanding of the Japanese people--particularly of those who are Christian by heritage--than a college education did, and that was all in the first few chapters.
Some may feel that Glynn's tone sounds preachy or naive. But this one was just a disappointment. I would use this for selective reading of topics you need more info on. Things like this might seem minor, but if the book is inaccurate with respect to things that I can readily verify, how can I trust it to be accurate with respect to things I can't? It doesn't seem like any great effort was put into bringing this book up to date for the curren
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