Tolkien and Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language

by Janet Brennan Croft

Tolkien and Shakespeare: one a prolific popular dramatist and poet of the Elizabethan era, the other a twentieth-century scholar of Old English and author of a considerably smaller body of work. Though unquestionably very different writers, the two have more in common than one might expect. These essays focus on the broad themes and motifs which concerned both authors. They seek to uncover Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien through echoes of the playwright's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428279
• ISBN13: 9780786428274
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher