J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
by Humphrey Carpenter
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Author: Humphrey CarpenterEditor: J.R.R. Tolkien
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-06
ISBN: 0618057021
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: A Fascinating Look Into Tolkien's Mind
Summary: 4 Stars
My favorite thing about Humphrey Carpenter's biography of J.R.R. Tolkien is the way we gain insight into the inspirations for Tolkien's writings. We learn of Tolkien's fascination with the fictions of William Morris and George MacDonald; Norse, Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon mythology; and, perhaps most importantly, Tolkien's desire to create a mythology FOR ENGLAND. Tolkien's life may have been, on the face of it, a little dull, but Carpenter does a wonderful job here of opening up for us the incredible excitement of Tolkien's INNER life - that is, the way he was able to incorporate his life-long love for and fascination with language and culture into a body of work that will, I think, continue to be read and cherised long after we are all dead and gone.
Essential reading for all Tolkien fans and for all who wish to have a better undestanding of the creative mind.
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