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davem · 08-15-2002, 09:28 AM

i'd suggest Patrick Curry's 'Defending Middle Earth' which is a good companion to Shippey's book.
If you've got the cash, a couple of very good books are 'Tolkien's Legendarium' & JRR Tolkien & his Literary Resonances'.

08-15-2002, 09:28 AM	#9
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	i'd suggest Patrick Curry's 'Defending Middle Earth' which is a good companion to Shippey's book. If you've got the cash, a couple of very good books are 'Tolkien's Legendarium' & JRR Tolkien & his Literary Resonances'. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."