The definitive guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series -- includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry. Charts the background to the writing of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and subsequent Tolkien volumes. The Lord of the Rings was voted 'The Nation's Big Read' and 'The Book of the Century', winning each vote with an overwhelming majority Published during The Lord of the Rings' 50th anniversary year Fully revised and updated by the author, and includes a brand new analysis of Peter Jackson's film trilogy Tom Shippey's profile raised through his appearances on The Lord of the Rings DVDs
Professor Tom Shippey taught at Oxford, overlapping chronologically with Professor Tolkien and teaching the same syllabus, giving him an intimate familiarity with the poems and the languages which formed the main stimulus to Tolkien’s imagination. He subsequently held the same Chair of English Language and Medieval Literature at Leeds University which Tolkien held early in his career, and currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at Saint Louis University, USA.
"Shippey's exploration of Tolkien's themes, especially the nature of evil, is superb" Independent "Shippey's research seems limitless. He writes with unusual clarity and presents his arguments well" Sunday Times "Shippey deepens your understanding of the work without making you forget your initial, purely instinctive response to Middle-earth and hobbits" Houston Chronicle
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