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'''''Tolkien''''' is a [[2014]] book Raymond Edwards.  
'''''Tolkien''''' is a [[2014]] biography of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], by Raymond Edwards.  


==From the publisher==
==From the publisher==


{{blockquote|This is the first Tolkien biography since Humphrey Carpenter's authorized life of 1977 to deal with the wealth of posthumously published material; it sets Tolkien's imaginative writing firmly in the context of his academic life, shows the great personal and professional difficulties he overcame to complete ''The Lord of the Rings'' and charts his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to complete the great cycle of legends that appeared, after his death, as ''The Silmarillion''. It also deals with Tolkien's role in the precipitous decline of his academic discipline, philology, as a university subject; and shows how, in one sense, his imaginative achievement is itself a triumphant vindication of his academic career.}}
{{blockquote|This is the first Tolkien biography since Humphrey Carpenter's authorized life of 1977 to deal with the wealth of posthumously published material; it sets Tolkien's imaginative writing firmly in the context of his academic life, shows the great personal and professional difficulties he overcame to complete ''The Lord of the Rings'' and charts his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to complete the great cycle of legends that appeared, after his death, as ''The Silmarillion''. It also deals with Tolkien's role in the precipitous decline of his academic discipline, philology, as a university subject; and shows how, in one sense, his imaginative achievement is itself a triumphant vindication of his academic career.}}

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Tolkien
Tolkien bio Raymond Edwards.jpg
AuthorRaymond Edwards
PublisherHale
Released2014
FormatHardcover, paperback
Pages336
ISBN9780719809866

Tolkien is a 2014 biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, by Raymond Edwards.

From the publisher

This is the first Tolkien biography since Humphrey Carpenter's authorized life of 1977 to deal with the wealth of posthumously published material; it sets Tolkien's imaginative writing firmly in the context of his academic life, shows the great personal and professional difficulties he overcame to complete The Lord of the Rings and charts his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to complete the great cycle of legends that appeared, after his death, as The Silmarillion. It also deals with Tolkien's role in the precipitous decline of his academic discipline, philology, as a university subject; and shows how, in one sense, his imaginative achievement is itself a triumphant vindication of his academic career.