This book originally published in 2013 and richly illustrated with photographs and artwork
was the first to connect all the threads of influence on Tolkien that infused his creation of
Middle-earth--from the languages poetry and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece
and Rome to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Snyder examines the impact
of these works on our modern culture from 1960s counterculture to fantasy publishing gaming
music and beyond. The reissue has a gorgeous updated cover design with a custom illustration
on foil-stamped faux cloth and additional pages of material covering new developments.
