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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
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- ISBN
- 9781851244850
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library: Univ. of Oxford
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 10, 2018 | Nonfiction
McIlwaine (Tolkien archivist, Bodleian Libs., Oxford; Tolkien Treasures) argues that the publication of The Hobbit (1937) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) is "perhaps more significant" than the author's "seminal essay on the Old English poem Beowulf," which appeared the same year. This makes the novel seem like an afterthought and reflects what Tolkien fans have long known: the invented languages and mythology of the fictiona...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
