William Morris

Broschiertes Buch

The House of the Wolfings

A Book that Inspired J. R. R. Tolkien

Beschreibung

J. R. R. Tolkien was inspired in the writing of The Lord of the Rings by this tale of a magical coat of mail and the temptation to use its protection in a war between the Rohan-like Wolfings and the enslaving armies of Rome.

Autor

William Morris was born in 1834 in Walthamstow, England. He was one of the great all-rounders, such as a poet, painter, author, translator, political scholar, social reformer, designer, and publisher. The organisations and movements he established ranged from the Arts and Crafts Movement to the Socialist Federation to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. He started his writing career at Oxford University, where he contributed to and funded the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine. After the Socialist League moved too far from Morris's brand of freedom socialism for him to stay a part of it, he dedicated himself to writing. Initially, these were stories of ancient Germanic legends, and then "Here Be Dragons" became a series of completely fantasy novels, beginning with The Wood Beyond the World and also The Well at the World's End.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inkling Books
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781587420252
• ISBN-10: 1587420252
• Artikelnr.: 21471963