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The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien (review)

The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien... Book Reviews Tiller, Kenneth. Laamon's "Brut" and the Anglo-Norman Vision of History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2007. Wickham-Crowley, Kelley M. Writing the Future: Laamon's Prophetic History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2002. The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, by Stuart D. Lee and Elizabeth Solopova. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. xii, 284 pp. $90.00 (hardcover) ISBN 1403946728; $26.95 (trade paperback) ISBN 140394671X. Ever since 1982, when Tom Shippey concluded the first edition of his Road to Middle-earth with an appendix listing works medieval and modern that influenced Tolkien, one itinerary for traveling that road became clear: read everything on Shippey's list. The trouble is, it is a big list, and many of the items are hard to find. In recent years, however, a few editors have responded to the need in Tolkien studies for usable editions of the most influential predecessors of Tolkien's fiction. For the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century predecessors in fantasy fiction there is Douglas Anderson's Tales before Tolkien (2003); for medieval influences there is Turgon's The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader (2004). The latest effort in the struggle to fill the gap between Beowulf and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tolkien Studies West Virginia University Press

The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien (review)

Holmes, John R.
Tolkien Studies , Volume 4 (1) – May 15, 2007
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Book Reviews Tiller, Kenneth. Laamon's "Brut" and the Anglo-Norman Vision of History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2007. Wickham-Crowley, Kelley M. Writing the Future: Laamon's Prophetic History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2002. The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, by Stuart D. Lee and Elizabeth Solopova. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. xii, 284 pp. $90.00 (hardcover) ISBN 1403946728; $26.95 (trade paperback) ISBN 140394671X. Ever since 1982, when Tom Shippey concluded the first edition of his Road to Middle-earth with an appendix listing works medieval and modern that influenced Tolkien, one itinerary for traveling that road became clear: read everything on Shippey's list. The trouble is, it is a big list, and many of the items are hard to find. In recent years, however, a few editors have responded to the need in Tolkien studies for usable editions of the most influential predecessors of Tolkien's fiction. For the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century predecessors in fantasy fiction there is Douglas Anderson's Tales before Tolkien (2003); for medieval influences there is Turgon's The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader (2004). The latest effort in the struggle to fill the gap between Beowulf and

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