Tolkien: A Critical Assessment

Rosebury, B.

Few attempts have been made to arrive at a sober assessment of Tolkien's achievement as a literary artist, and even fewer to define a place for him in twentieth-century literature. This book is a comprehensive and discriminating introduction to Tolkien's work which also aims to redress these deficiencies in earlier criticism. Two chapters are devoted to The Lord of the Rings: a third explores the bewildering profusion of shorter works; the last considers the significance of Tolkien's life and career in the century of modernism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1992-09-12

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349221356

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22133-2

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 167