THE WORLD OF TOLKIEN Mythological Sources of the Lord of the Rings

DAY David

ISBN 10: 1840006897 / ISBN 13: 9781840006896

Published by Mitchell Beazley, 2003. 1840006897, 2003

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1st edn signed by author on title page. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 184, illus with coloured and b&w illus throughout (no other inscriptions).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WORLD OF TOLKIEN Mythological Sources of the Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2003. 1840006897
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840006897
• ISBN 13: 9781840006896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature childrens

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Synopsis

Tolkien's world is a world of imagined archetypes, but it is also a realm for which he drew inspiration from the world's primary mths and legends - sources as diverse as the Teutonic myths as well as national mythologies and romances from countries such as Norway, Iceland, China and India.

About the Author

David Day was born and brought up in Canada. He has published more than twenty books in the fields of poetry, ecology, natural history, fantasy and mythology and a number of award-winning children's books. His writing has also appeared in many magazines and anthologies. His enduring fascination with complex mythologies led him to J.R.R. Tolkien.