The Heroes of Tolkien: An Exploration of Tolkien''s Heroic Characters, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History

Name: The Heroes of Tolkien: An Exploration of Tolkien''s Heroic Characters, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History
Brand: Octopus Publishing Group
SKU: 9780753732472
Price: 16.99 EUR
Availability: InStock

★★★★★

3.81 (595 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): David Day

In J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, Middle-earth endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great men, women and mystical creatures to arise, influence and shape the course of its history.

Here in this book, Tolkien expert David Day examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, and analyses Middle-earth's most celebrated heroes and the literary, historical and mythological sources that inspired their creation.

This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

€16.99

€19.99

Save 15%

Quantity

A01=David DayAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_David Dayautomatic-updateCategory1=FictionCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=DSBHCategory=DSRCCategory=FZCCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€10 to €20PS=Activesoftlaunch

Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days

Product Details

Weight: 429g
Dimensions: 138 x 196mm
Publication Date: 20 Oct 2017
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780753732472

About David Day

David Day was born and brought up in Canada. He has published many books in the fields of poetry ecology natural history fantasy and mythology and a number of award-winning children's books. His writing has also appeared in many magazines and anthologies. His enduring fascination with complex mythologies led him to J.R.R. Tolkien and Day is best known for his best-selling books on the life and works of that author. It all began with the publication of A Tolkien Bestiary (1979) a lavishly illustrated book that for the first time gave readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings some indication of the immense scope of Tolkien's mythology and cosmology. Day's subsequent books include Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (1992) The World of Tolkien: The Mythological Sources of Lord of the Rings (2002). An Atlas of Tolkien and its companion volume A Dictionary of Tolkien were the first two books of a seven-volume reference library and more recently The Illustrated World of Tolkien (2019) and The Illustrated World of Tolkien: The Second Age (2023) celebrate more than 40 years of Day's works and delve into the lesser-known parts of Tolkien's legendarium.