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    Tolkien's Ring

    By David Day

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    In Tolkien's Ring, David Dayshows how theLord of the Rings is the result of an ancient story-telling tradition; and how, by drawing upon the world's primary myths and legends, J.R.R Tolkien created his own mythology for the twentieth century.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPavilion
    Release dateNov 26, 2012
    ISBN9781909108493
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    Tolkien's Ring
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    David Day

    David Day is a bestselling and prize-winning biographer and historian, several of whose books have been published to acclaim in the United States and Britain and have been translated into numerous languages. Among his many academic posts, David Day has been a junior research fellow at Clare College in Cambridge, a by-fellow at Churchill College in Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the Australian National University. He spent three years as a visiting professor at University College, Dublin, and two years at the University of Tokyo. He is currently an honorary associate in the history program at La Trobe University. Maurice Blackburn: champion of the people is his twentieth book.

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    • 3/5
      While not the authoritative resource with evidence to uphold claims, this was still quite an entertaining read and should be held as just that. Entertainment. That said, the book was very well written. I found myself pausing several times to browse the Internet for more reading on certain topics instead of keeping to the book.
    • 1/5
      "In The Lord of the Ring, in Prince Aragorn 's kiss which awakens the sleeping Princess Éowyn, we are meant to see the 'origin' of the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty"LOLThe images by Alan Lee are greatThe text is worthless