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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings took first place in a recent national poll to find the greatest book of the century. He may be the most popular writer of our age, but Tolkien is often misunderstood. This major new study of his life, his character and his work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It explores the background to the man and the culture in which he wrote. Tolkien: Man and Myth observes the relationships that the master writer had with his closest literary colleagues. It reveals his uneasy relationship with C.S. Lewis, the writer of the Narnia books, and the roots of their estrangement. In this original book about a leading literary life, Joseph Pearce enters the world created by Tolkien in the seven books published during his lifetime. He explores the significance of Middle Earth and what it represented in Tolkien's thinking. Myth, to him, was not a leap from reality but a leap into reality. The impact of his great notoriety, his relationship with material possessions and his traditional religious faith are all explored, making it possible to understand both the man and the myth he created. - Back cover.
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Fantasy literature, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), English Authors, Authorship, Anglicists, Biography, Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Middle earth (imaginary place)People
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-232) and indexes.
"First published in Great Britain in 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers"--T.p. verso.
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