Tolkien On Fairy-Stories

ISBN-13: 9780007582914 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str.

Verlyn Flieger

Opis

This is a new edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Recenzje

'This book must be read... it goes far to explain the nature of Tolkien's art and justify his success' The Cambridge Review

O autorze

Verlyn Flieger is a Professor of English at the University of Maryland and is a specialist in comparative mythology with a concentration in J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth.