Tolkien

When The Lord of the Rings was published, Tolkien was in his early 60s; beneath the outwardly unremarkable life of an Oxford don, his imaginative life was richly nourished by his professional interests. Now in paperback, this is the first biography to deal fully with the wealth of Tolkien's posthumously published material. It sets his writing firmly in the context of his academic life, shows the great personal and professional difficulties he overcame to complete The Lord of the Rings, and charts his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to complete the great cycle of legends that appeared, after his death, as The Silmarillion. Despite the precipitous decline of Tolkien's academic discipline, philology, his imaginative achievement may claim to vindicate his academic career.

Cand a fost publicat Stapanul inelelor, Tolkien avea vreo 60 de ani; sub viata exterioara extrem de remarcabila a unui don Oxford, viata sa imaginativa era bogat hranita de interesele sale profesionale. Acum, in brosura, aceasta este prima biografie care se ocupa pe deplin de bogatia materialului publicat postum de Tolkien.