The road to Middle-earth : (Record no. 135191)

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LC control number 2003042349
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780618257607
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International Standard Book Number 0618257608
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International Standard Book Number 9780618257607
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System control number (OCoLC)51855017
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Geographic area code e-uk-en
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Classification number PR 6039 .O32
Item number Z824 2003
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shippey, T. A.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The road to Middle-earth :
Remainder of title How J.R.R. Tolken created a new mythology /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Tom Shippey.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Rev. and expanded ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Boston :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2003.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 398 pages ;
Dimensions 21 cm
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Content type term text
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Media type term unmediated
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Carrier type term volume
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504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-379) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Acknowledgements and abbreviations -- Preface to the revised and expanded edition -- Lit. and lang. -- Philological inquiries -- Bourgeois burglar -- Cartographic plot -- Interlacements and the ring -- When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones -- Visions and revisions -- On the cold hill's side -- Course of actual composition -- Afterword -- Tolkien's sources : the true tradition -- Four asterisk poems.
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised and expanded in paperback explores J.R.R. Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's professional background led him to write The Hobbit and create a timeless charm for millions of readers. He argues convincingly that the source of Tolkien's inspiration lay not just in his love of fable but in his love of language. While examining the foundations and literary structures of Tolkien's most popular work, The Lord of the Rings, in rich detail, Shippey also discusses the contribution of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Tolkien's great myth cycle, showing how the more "difficult" books can be fully appreciated. He goes on to examine the remarkable twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, written by Tolkien's son and literary heir Christopher Tolkien, which traces the creative and technical processes by which Middle-earth evolved."--Jacket.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tolkien, J. R. R.
Fuller form of name (John Ronald Reuel),
Dates associated with a name 1892-1973
General subdivision Criticism and interpretation.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tolkien, J. R. R.
Fuller form of name (John Ronald Reuel),
Dates associated with a name 1892-1973
General subdivision Knowledge and learning.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Fantasy literature, English
General subdivision History and criticism.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Myth in literature.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   PR 6039 .O32 Z824 2003 98649327 10/28/2025 11.64 10/28/2025 Book