Mythmaker jrr tolkien biography

This biography tells of tolkien's childhood, his journey from a penniless orphon to becoming an oxford student, then a professor, a famous writer, a father and.
As a boy, he created original languages in his spare time.
This clear and thoroughly researched biography of the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings recalls the mystery of Tolkien's imaginary worlds.

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Anne E. Neimark's Mythmaker: The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in September of 1996. Written for young adults, Mythmaker is a biography of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien. Primarily, Neimark's book explores Tolkien's fascination with medieval texts and the languages of the world, fascinations which led to the creation of Tolkien's world-famous novels. The book, which has countless illustrations to illuminate the worlds that Tolkien created, explores Tolkien's life from his childhood to his time writing Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The book also explores what influenced Tolkien's writing and how (and why) he created the things that he did.

Mythmaker was written for young adults. Despite that, the novel was lauded by critics for its attention to detail and its abil

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Mythmaker: The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien, Creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (Paperback)

By Anne E. Neimark, Brad Weinman (Illustrator)

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J.R.R. Tolkien's lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales, and his broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds, as well as the cultures and characters that make his books as engaging today as they were more than seventy-five years ago. This clear and thoroughly researched biography of the creator of The Hobbit is accompanied by magical illustrations that recall the mystery of Tolkien’s worlds.

About the Author

Anne E. Neimark is a renowned author whose reader-friendly approach to writing biographies has allowed many young people to learn about the lives of famous and important people. She is the author of Diego Rivera, Artist of the People and Che! She lives near Chicago.

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Myth Maker: J.R.R. Tolkien

A philologist of world renown, a professor at Oxford, and the author of academic treatises, J. R. R. Tolkien was far more than a fantasy book writer. His lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales. His broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds and entire races of beings, as well as the languages, cultures, and characters that make his books as engaging today as they were fifty years ago. This clear and thoroughly researched biography of the creator of The Hobbit is accompanied by magical illustrations that recall the mystery of Tolkien’s imaginary worlds.