Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World

Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World
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J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkienâ€™s Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkienâ€™s better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Fliegerâ€™s expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkienâ€™s fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfieldâ€™s linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkienâ€™s use of Barfieldâ€™s concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Kent State University Press
Manufacturer The Kent State University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber notes, bibliography, index
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780873387446
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Kent State University Press
Manufacturer	The Kent State University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	notes, bibliography, index
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780873387446
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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