The Shaping of Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
Non-Fiction / History
The Shaping of Middle-Earth
by J.R.R. Tolkien
—· 400 p· 1986
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In this truly indispensable reference, trace the development of the early lore of Middle-earth. Poems and prose, maps and chronologies, detours and diversions along the road to Middle-earth -- Christopher Tolkien has gathered archival materials that his late father, J.R.R. Tolkien, used to create the world and the history behind his classic stories. The Shaping of Middle-earth presents early versions of those first tales, from the creation myth to the fall of Morgoth. Writings include a chronolo…
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400
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Linguistic complexity
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Thematic complexity
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Worldbuilding10
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Scholarship9
Prose6
Narration6
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