{"product_id":"green-suns-and-faerie-essays-on-tolkien-9781606350942","title":"Green Suns and Faerie: Essays on Tolkien","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA major contribution to the growing body of Tolkien scholarship\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the release of Peter Jackson's \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e movie trilogy and forthcoming film version of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit, \u003c\/em\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien's popularity has never been higher. In \u003cem\u003eGreen Suns and Fa rie, \u003c\/em\u003e author Verlyn Flieger, one of world's foremost Tolkien scholars, presents a selection of her best articles--some never before published--on a range of Tolkien topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays are divided into three distinct sections. The first explores Tolkien's ideas of sub-creation-the making of a Secondary World and its relation to the real world, the second looks at Tolkien's reconfiguration of the medieval story tradition, and the third places his work firmly within the context of the twentieth century and \"modernist\" literature. With discussions ranging from Tolkien's concepts of the hero to the much-misunderstood nature of Bilbo's last riddle in \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit, \u003c\/em\u003e Flieger reveals Tolkien as a man of both medieval learning and modern sensibility--one who is deeply engaged with the past and future, the regrets and hopes, the triumphs and tragedies, and above all the profound difficulties and dilemmas of his troubled century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken in their entirety, these essays track a major scholar's deepening understanding of the work of the master of fantasy. \u003cem\u003eGreen Suns and Fa rie\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to become a cornerstone of Tolkien scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-110771\"\u003eVerlyn Flieger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606350942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606350943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerlyn Flieger\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emerita of English at the University of Maryland where she teaches courses on Tolkien, medieval and modern literature, and comparative mythology. She has written three books on Tolkien: \u003cem\u003eSplintered Light, A Question of Time, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInterrupted Music\u003c\/em\u003e (all published by The Kent State University Press). She has also edited a critical edition of Tolkien's novella \u003cem\u003eSmith of Wootton Major\u003c\/em\u003e, and an expanded edition with notes and commentary of Tolkien's most influential theoretical essay, \"On Fairy-Stories.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710715007213,"sku":"9781606350942","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9ee5d492-390f-4e3a-81a5-ad63fa739e7d.jpg?v=1650147688","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/green-suns-and-faerie-essays-on-tolkien-9781606350942","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}