Tolkien: A Celebration - Collected Writings on a Literary Legacy

This collection gathers writings that look at the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and at the sources that shaped his best-known work, The Lord of the Rings. Contributors trace the influences on his imagination, from his early experiences and his study of language and legend to the materials he drew on while building his invented world. Taken together, the pieces offer a survey of how his personal history and scholarly background fed into the story. Readers interested in the making of a major literary achievement will find material here on both the man and the ideas behind the books.