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The Road To Middle Earth: Available Copies

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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth : Revised and Expanded Edition
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien created a new mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1992)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


    Seller: Irish Booksellers (Portland, ME, U.S.A.)
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The Road to Middle-earth (Paperback)
    by Tom Shippey

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London (1992)


    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)
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Paperback. 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.The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's professional background led him to write The Hobbit and how he created a work of timeless charm for millions of readers. He discusses the contribution of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Tolkien's great myth-cycle, showing how Tolkien's more complex' works can be read enjoyably and seriously by readers of his earlier books, and goes on to examine the remarkable 12-volume History of Middle-earth by Tolkien's son and literary heir Christopher Tolkien, which traces the creative and technical processes through which Middle-earth evolved. The core of the book, however, concentrates on The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic and cultural map, as a twisted web of a story, and as a response to the inner meaning of myth and poetry.By following the routes of Tolkien's own obsessions the poetry of languages and myth The Road to Middle-earth shows how Beowulf, The Lord of the Rings, Grimm's Fairy Tales, the Elder Edda and many other works form part of a live and continuing tradition of literature. It takes issue with many basic premises of orthodox criticism and offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy, and to the importance of language in literature.This new edition is revised and expanded, and includes a previously unpublished lengthy analysis of Peter Jackson's film adaptations and their effect on Tolkien's work. A comprehensive guide to the making of Tolkien's classics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth (Paperback or Softback)
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin 6/24/2003 (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology by Shippey, Tom [Paperback ]
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien created a new mythology
    by Tom Shippey

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins (2005)


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Road to Middle Earth
    by Tom Shippey

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins (1992)


    Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.)
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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. Num Pages: 432 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356. Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Road to Middle Earth
    by Tom Shippey

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    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins (2005)


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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. Num Pages: 432 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.

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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Mariner Books (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth (Hardback or Cased Book)
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780544311817
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin 6/1/2003 (2003)


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The Road to Middle-earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien created a new mythology
    by Tom Shippey

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    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1992)


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The Road to Middle Earth; How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780618257607
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA, U.S.A. (2003)


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Road to Middle-earth : How J.r.r. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780544311817
    Publisher: William Morrow (2003)


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The Road to Middle-Earth
    by Shippey, Professor Emeritus Tom; Shippey, T A

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    ISBN: 9780544311817
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (2003)


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The Road to Middle-earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien created a new mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780261102750
    Publisher: HarperCollins (2005)


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The Road To Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
    by Shippey, Tom

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    ISBN: 9780544311817
    Publisher: William Morrow (2003)


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