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'J. R. R. Tolkien - A Beginner's Guide' is a very readable introduction to his work and illustrates why he is the most popular of twentieth-century writers. Examining the novels and other writings, Andrew Blake shows how Tolkien's mastery of language, his establishing of a fully-fledged alternative mythology, and his brave way of looking at difficult questions, have helped to inaugurate a new way of writing which re-established 'fantasy' as a late twentieth-century genre. Tolkien can help us all to understand the contemporary world.
This book focuses on:
Tolkien's life and influences
the novels, shorter stories, and other writings
Tolkien's recurring use of sources from history, literature and mythology
the critical responses to Tolkien's work
Tolkien's influence on younger writers, and on our popular culture.