Tolkien's Glee: A Reading of the Songs in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476698656ISBN-10:1476698651UPC:9781476698656Book Category:Literary Criticism, MusicBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Science Fiction & FantasySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCGWHYG9R9
Tolkien's Glee: A Reading of the Songs in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Lovers of Tolkien's works know well his penchant for including song lyrics and verse in his prose. This book offers a thorough reading of every piece of verse in the two best-known works of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, beginning with the assumption that they were intended to delight through sound.
The thoughtful analysis focuses on the "music" of the songs, the sounds o...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476698656ISBN-10:1476698651UPC:9781476698656Book Category:Literary Criticism, MusicBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Science Fiction & FantasySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCGWHYG9R9
John R. Holmes has been teaching Medieval literature at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio since 1985 and has written two dozen articles on J.R.R. Tolkien.
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