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The Song of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols and Myths

af David Harvey

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Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and mythology that lies behind his stories. The charge that Tolkien's work was merely derivative - that he extracted elements from other mythologies and incorporated them into his own fiction - is dismissed in favour of a fascinating examination of the rich historical background to Middle-earth. From the mythic tradition of the Tales told in The Book of Lost Tales: I to the significance of oral storytelling throughout the history of Middle-earth, this book examines the common themes of mythology found within Tolkien's work. In doing so, The Song of Middle-earth demonstrates how Tolkien's desire to create a new mythology for England is not only apparent in his writing, but also realised.… (mere)
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In The Song of Middle-earth, David Harvey explores the significance that myth and legends played in the fiction works of J.R.R. Tolkien. This book examines the world of The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings to reveal the complex weaving of history and mythology that forms a basis for Tolkien's stories. The common themes and symbols of world mythology are compared to the themes and symbols in Tolkien's work.

This is a reprint of a book first published in 1985, before the publication of the History of Middle-Earth Series (and subsequent other scholarship), making the thesis of this book less complete and detailed than it could have been. However, it still makes for a nice, interesting, and in some cases an overly philosophical, addition to all the other literature that attempts to dissect Tolkien's creations in one way or another.



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Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and mythology that lies behind his stories. The charge that Tolkien's work was merely derivative - that he extracted elements from other mythologies and incorporated them into his own fiction - is dismissed in favour of a fascinating examination of the rich historical background to Middle-earth. From the mythic tradition of the Tales told in The Book of Lost Tales: I to the significance of oral storytelling throughout the history of Middle-earth, this book examines the common themes of mythology found within Tolkien's work. In doing so, The Song of Middle-earth demonstrates how Tolkien's desire to create a new mythology for England is not only apparent in his writing, but also realised.

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