A Secret Vice
Tolkien on Invented Languages
(Sprache: Englisch)
First ever critical study of Tolkien's little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin's Game of Thrones.
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First ever critical study of Tolkien's little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin's Game of Thrones.
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First ever critical study of Tolkien¿s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin¿s Game of Thrones.
Autoren-Porträt von J.R.R. Tolkien
Dimitra Fimi, PhD is one of the foremost experts on Tolkien and Fantasy Literature. Her published work includes Tolkien, Race and Cultural History, which won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inkling Studies for 2010. She is currently Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff Metropolitan University.Andrew Higgins, PhD is a Tolkien scholar who specialises in exploring the role of language invention in fiction. His thesis 'The Genesis of Tolkien's Mythology' explored the interrelated nature of myth and language in Tolkien's earliest work on his Legendarium. He is also Director of Development at Glyndebourne Opera.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 50 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: J.R.R. Tolkien
- 2020, 224 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins
- Verlag: Harper Collins
- ISBN-10: 0008131414
- ISBN-13: 9780008131418
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Anyone who has interest in language, linguistics, storytelling, or simply just fantasy in general should add this to their top shelf'5* Amazon Reviewer
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