Since the first volume appeared in 1954, Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, has become one of the most widely-loved works of literature ever published. In Master of Middle-Earth, Paul Kocher considers Tolkien's fiction as a whole, showing the relationship of the short prose and verse narratives to the major works, and traces his major themes and preoccupations in a way that will be extremely illuminating to those who are already familiar with this most fascinating of epics. Contents: 1. Middle-earth: An Imaginary World? 2. The Hobbit; 3. Cosmic Order; 4. Sauron and the Nature of Evil; 5. The Free Peoples; 6. Aragorn; 7. Seven Leaves. Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index
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