A new biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Lord of The Rings. The period of Tolkien's life in which he fought in The Great War has remained largely unexplored and unresearched by his many and various biographers - this volume concentrates specifically on this period of his life and relates it to his creation of some of the world's best-loved literary works. Written specifically for a general audience, and not just Tolkien fans, this book allows Tolkien's life, work, inspiration and success to be viewed from a new and exciting viewpoint. Having lost many of his friends from school and University in the First World War, this, coupled with his time spent as a signaller in the Royal Lancashire Fusiliers, had a profound impact on him. As did, it would seem, the writing of G. B. Smith, a close friend who was sadly lost in the War. Invalided home from the Somme,Tolkien was able to reflect on his life, and John Garth agues that, far from being a flight of fancy, The Lord of The Rings is, in fact, a product of his wartime experiences and stands as a great war novel.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780007119523
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88140016
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tolkien and the Great War: the Threshold of Middle-Earth
Author
John Garth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
693g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John Garth
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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