The power of Tolkien's prose : Middle-Earth's magical style

Author(s)

• Walker, Steve

Bibliographic Information

The power of Tolkien's prose : Middle-Earth's magical style

Steve Walker

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award forInklingsStudies Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been largely attributed to his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic currency. But The Lord of the Rings may have become a modern classic for a deeper reason than we've noticed: Tolkien is a first-rate stylist. The Power of Tolkien's Prose illuminates the multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's prose style in dimensions ranging from his fantastic realism to his revitalizing imagery to his dynamic narrative to his expansive characterization to his engaging language. Viewed through the lens of Steve Walker's stylistic appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges as a new dimension of perception.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Things Deeper and Higher Ordinary Everyday Magic Blade and Leaf Listening The Road Goes On for Ever And On and On and On The Potency of the Words Just a Bit of Nonsense Conclusion: What You Will See, If You Leave the Mirror Free to Work

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Details

• NCID: BB11835048
• ISBN:
  • 9781137269447
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: 213 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 823.912
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Literary style