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Peer reviewedGough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1999
Notes that J.R.R. Tolkien's work is commonly supposed to be greatly influenced by Norse mythology and legend. Compares Tolkien's account of the creation of Middle Earth to the Norse myth of Yggdrasil. Concludes that Tolkien took qualities of language, a code of bravery and honor, and many incidental Norse details and absorbed them into a very…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Language Usage, Legends
Gough, John – Use of English, 1985
Defends Blume's works by presenting internal evidence displaying the honesty and lack of exaggeration that make her books popular with adolescents and unpopular with critics. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Novels
