Splintered Light by Edited by Verlyn Flieger

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Kent State University Press, November 2002. Paper Back. New. <i>The Silmarillion</i> is the silent backdrop of the epic story told in <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>. This deep, imaginative mythology is in a sense the cradle, the molten gold from which the popular books were forged. Though its account of the creation and history of Middle Earth informs Tolkien's better-known plots and characters, <i>The Silmarillion</i> is admittedly the most difficult of his books to understand. Published posthumously and never 'polished' into a single storyline, it remains obscure and inaccessible for most readers. However, a few excellent critics have attempted to throw open a window into this palace of imagination. Verlyn Flieger is one of the best of these. In her book <i>Splintered Light,</i> Tolkien's fiction is examined 'in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of… Read More

Brand: Kent State University Press, 2002-01-28. Revised. paperback. Used: Good.

Brand: Kent State University Press, 2002-01-28. Revised. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of &quot;&quot;Splintered Light&quot;&quot;, a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines &quot;&quot;The Silmarillion&quot;&quot; and &quot;&quot;The Lord of the Rings&quot;&quot; in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning.

Kent State Univ Pr, 2002. Paperback. New. revised edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

The Kent State University Press, 2002-01-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!