{"product_id":"9780873387446-splintered-light","title":"Splintered Light","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLogos and Language in Tolkien's World\u003cbr\u003eVerlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of \"\"Splintered Light\"\", a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines \"\"The Silmarillion\"\" and \"\"The Lord of the Rings\"\" in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning.\u003cbr\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, but it is in \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e into much more than a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eSplintered Light\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56639201018230,"sku":"9780873387446","price":18.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38958514.jpg?v=1773128312","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780873387446-splintered-light","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}