J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth - from the languages, poetry and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Fuelled by the author's passion for all things Tolkien, this richly illustrated book also reveals the surprisingly pervasive influence of Tolkien's timeless fantasies on modern culture.
- ISBN10 1402792220
- ISBN13 9781402792229
- Publish Date 22 October 2013 (first published 15 October 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- Imprint Sterling
- Format eBook
- Pages 352
- Language English