There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit / Mark Atherton.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857721662 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: There and back again : J R R Tolkien and the origins of the Hobbit.DDC classification:
  • 823.912 23
LOC classification:
  • PR6039.O32 Z558 2012eb
Online resources: Summary: Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. "There and Back Again" offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born.
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Includes bibliographies (pages 283-296) and index.

Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. "There and Back Again" offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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