The Power of Tolkien's Prose: Middle-Earth's Magical Style

by Steve Walker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137269448
• ISBN13: 9781137269447
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"