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The content of Tolkien's mythology, the Silmarillion, has been the subject of considerable exploration and analysis for many years, but the logistics of its development have been mostly ignored and deserve closer investigation. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholars understood the term mythology as a gathering of song and story that derived from and described an identifiable world. Tolkien made a continuous effort over several years to construct a comprehensive mythology, to include not only the stories themselves but also the storytellers, scribes, and bards who were the offspring of his thought. In Interrupted Music Flieger attempts to illuminate the structure of Tolkien's work, allowing the reader to appreciate its broad, overarching design and its careful, painstaking construction. She endeavors to "follow the music from its beginning as an idea in Tolkien's mind through to his final but never-implemented mechanism for realizing that idea, for bringing the voices of his story to the reading public." In addition, Flieger reviews attempts at mythmaking in the history of English literature by Spenser, Milton, and Blake as well as by Joyce and Yeats.She reflects on the important differences between Tolkien and his predecessors and even more between Tolkien and his contemporaries. This in-depth study will fascinate those interested in Tolkien and fantasy literature.
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A great review of Tolkien's mythopetic process, yet the least interesting of Flieger's books
23 Feb 2006
By A. J. M. Groot
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Interrupted music is an excellent study of the way in which Tolkien created his mythology. It differs, however, from her other studies in that is more of a description of a progress than really an in-depth study of Tolkien's work. It thus doesn't really give new insights in Tolkien's books. Therefor I would strongly recommend 'splintered light' as the most valuable of Flieger's works, and 'a question of time' as a good second choice.
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Very interesting and insightful
29 July 2010
By Super-Excited Person©
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I like Verlyn Flieger's works on Tolkien very much. I've read her other two books and was impressed with them as well. This particular volume concentrates more on the 'Silmarillion' than on the 'Lord of the Rings', but still gives a very good overview for the serious Tolkien student. Recommended for anyone looking for a good, scholarly, discussion on Tolkien, his worldview, and his creative process, with emphasis on the First Age - but not to exclude those who are primarily interested in the events of the Third Age, as Ms. Flieger ties all three ages together well in her discussion.
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The source of the rings
6 Oct 2009
By Loves to Knit
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Yes,the previous reviewer is correct, this is a treatment of the sources for the Tolkien legendarium. Reading it at the same time I was reading "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" made the latter come even more alive. And having just read a couple of other critical works (Randall Helms' book most recently) gave me some meat to chew over as I read Professor Flieger's book. I have her other works and will be reading them as well.
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