Kevin's review
The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, the Ambarkanta and the Annals (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 4) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Kevin's review
rating:
bookshelves: fantasy
recommended for: Tolkien Fans
status: Read in January, 2006
rating:
bookshelves: fantasy
recommended for: Tolkien Fans
status: Read in January, 2006
The Shaping of Middle-Earth is second only to the Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien for the purpose of explaining the science (social, political, psychological) behind the evolution of Tolkien's ficticious world.
It also contains flat out statements by Tolkien as to much of his imagery, statements which quickly end the majority of ill-conceived concepts proposed by armchair philosopher's.
It also contains flat out statements by Tolkien as to much of his imagery, statements which quickly end the majority of ill-conceived concepts proposed by armchair philosopher's.
