The Keys of Middle-Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

By Elizabeth Solopova and Stuart D. Lee

Book Overview

A comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion , The Hobbit , and The Lord of the Rings , medieval texts are presented in their original language with translations. Essential for those who wish to delve deeper into the background to Tolkien's mythology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137454695
• ISBN13: 9781137454690
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"