Book description
" J. R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and
cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds
for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art , Chance discusses not only such
classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings , and The Silmarillion ,
but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources
and influences-from pagan epic to Christian legend-that formed the
foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his “mythology for England.”
