silmarillion

A critical response to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, which includes "The Hobbit, " "The Lord of the Rings, " and "The Silmarillion, " and discusses the role of Tolkien's invented languages in creating his fictional worlds along with his contribution to twentieth-century thought.

Analyzes and interprets Tolkien's "The Silmarillion, " with information on its creation and its relationship to Tolkien's other works.