This book, now in paperback, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story, contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scopebrings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's vision and contextualizes his fiction. INDICE: List of Figures - Conventions and Abbreviations - Introduction - PART I: HOW IT ALL BEGAN - In the Beginning were the Fairies - 'Fluttering Sprites with Antennae': Victorian and Edwardian Fancies - The Fairies, Faith and Folklore - PART II: IDEAL BEINGS, IDEAL LANGUAGES - The Cat and the Whiskers: Tolkien's Linguistic Creation - 'Linguistic Aesthetic': Sounds, Meaning and the Pursuit of Beauty - Ideal Languages and Phonetic Spelling - PART III: FROM MYTH TO HISTORY - The Claim to History - A Hierarchical World - Visualising Middle-earth: Real and Imagined Material Cultures - Epilogue: From Fairies to Hobbits - Appendix: 'And Wither Then?': Stepping into the Road - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27284-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 09/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés