An edition of Tree and Leaf (1964)

Tree and leaf

including the poem Mythopoeia

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An edition of Tree and Leaf (1964)

Tree and leaf

including the poem Mythopoeia

  • 4.00 ·
  • 4 Ratings
  • 48 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 11 Have read

Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay 'On Fairy-Stories', Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia.

This is aptly and elegantly illustrated in the haunting short story, 'Leaf by Niggle', which recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has 'a long journey' to make and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien 's life.

The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths.

Written in the same period when 'The Lord of the Rings' was beginning to take shape, these two works show Tolkien's mastery and understanding of the art of sub-creation, the power to give fantasy the inner consistency of reality. Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.

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Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
101

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Cover of: Tree and leaf
Tree and leaf: including the poem Mythopoeia
1989, Houghton Mifflin
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Cover of: Tree and leaf
Tree and leaf
1965, Houghton Mifflin
in English - [1st American ed.]
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Tree and leaf
1965, Houghton Mifflin
in English - [1st American ed.]

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
809/.915
Library of Congress
PN3437 .T6 1989, PN3437.T6 1989

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Pagination
101 p. ;
Number of pages
101

ID Numbers

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OL2054779M
ISBN 10
0395502322
LCCN
88032840
Library Thing
2228766
Goodreads
1138254

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