• By Fimi, Dimitra

• Hardcover

• ISBN-13: 9780230219519

• ISBN-10: 0230219519

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

• November 25, 2008

• $85.00

• 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches

• 264 pages

• Publisher's website for this title

From the Publisher: "Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualizes his fiction."

• List of Figures

• Conventions and Abbreviations

• Introduction

• PART I: HOW IT ALL BEGAN

• In the Beginning were the Fairies...

• 'Fluttering Sprites with Antennae': Victorian and Edwardian Fancies

• The Fairies, Faith and Folklore

• PART II: IDEAL BEINGS, IDEAL LANGUAGES

• The Cat and the Whiskers: Tolkien's Linguistic Creation

• 'Linguistic Aesthetic': Sounds, Meaning and the Pursuit of Beauty

• Ideal Languages and Phonetic Spelling

• PART III: FROM MYTH TO HISTORY

• The Claim to History

• A Hierarchical World

• Visualising Middle-earth: Real and Imagined Material Cultures

• Epilogue: From Fairies to Hobbits

• Appendix: 'And Wither Then?': Stepping into the Road

• Bibliography

• Index