Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
Book Details
Author(s)
Tom Simon
Publisher
Bondwine Books
ISBN / ASIN
0988129256
ISBN-13
9780988129252
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Sales Rank
#1,363,905
Category
Fantasy fiction
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Eleven essays on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, written from the perspective of the working fantasy writer. How did Tolkien produce his effects, and what can we learn from his methods? In this collection, Tom Simon investigates topics from the uses of archaic language to the moral philosophy of Orcs.
