Publication

2011 - University of Wales Press, Cardiff, Wales

Language

English

Word Count

45,750 words, Guess

Page Count

183 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100708323723
  • ISBN-10070832391X
  • ISBN-139780708323724
  • ISBN-139780708323915
  • WikidataQ20600719
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011489040
  • OCLC Control Number670480181
  • Better World Books9780708323724
  • Better World Books9780708323915
  • Open LibraryOL25134574M

Classifications

  • DDC823.912
  • LCCPR6039.O32 Z792 2011
  • LCCPR6039.O32Z92 2011
and 2 more
  • LCCPR6039.O32 Z925 2011
  • LCCPR6039.O32 Z84 2011

Description

"Tolkien once wrote: 'I love Wales - and especially the Welsh language'. This book explores how that love influenced Tolkien's ideas about language, many aspects of his creative writing, and his sense of an English identity. It describes more fully than before the extent and depth of Tolkien's debt to Welsh language and literature, and argues that Tolkien's love of Wales and Welsh is inseparable from his love of, and sense of belonging to, England. The book gives detailed attention to both Tolkien's fiction and his scholarly writings, including some relatively neglected texts. Wales and Welsh were seminal influences on the writings of the twentieth century's most popular writer and this book reveals the range and depth of these influences." -- Publisher's description.

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Other Editions

  • Tolkien and Wales: language, literature and identityUniversity of Wales Press2011-01-01

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