Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings

Carter, Lin

ISBN 10: 034527539X / ISBN 13: 9780345275394

Published by Ballantine Books, 1978

About this Item

Paperback Book. Condition: Good. The book remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. There may be some creasing, scratches, edge wear on the cover (see image), no writing. See images - There is a wear spot on the back cover. Wonderful item to add to a collection. See images- they are of the actual book being listed.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1783130572454

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034527539X
• ISBN 13: 9780345275394
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 4.5W x 7.5H x 0.75D inches 4.5 inches width by 7.5 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
• Weight: 5 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary Criticism
  • Fantasy
  • Non-Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Lin Carter introduces readers to Tolkien's epic trilogy then takes them on a scholarly yet populist journey through the massive web of myths and legends that Tolkien drew on for both imagery and themes during his life's work. Carter's book places Tolkien's trilogy in the context of world mythology and legend and is a tribute to Tolkiens power of assimilation and original vision. It is the ideal introduction to the background of the LORD OF THE RINGS for the legions of new fans.

About the Author

If JRR Tolkien was the single author most responsible for the existence of Fantasy as a modern publishing genre then the single editor and critic with the same claim was Lin Carter. His tireless advocacy of both modern fantasy writers and their historical forbears as the first editor on the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series was hugely influential.