A Tolkien Compass - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0875483038 ISBN 13: 9780875483030

Casa editrice: Open Court Pub Co, 2003

Riassunto

An insightful guide to Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth includes a chapter from the great fantasy writer in which he explains the origin and meaning of names in the Lord of the Rings and delves deeply into many of the mysteries of this fanciful place. Original.

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This is a guide to the travel and characters of Middle-Earth. Can hobbits be psychoanalyzed? What was the relation between Tolkien's writing and the two World Wars? How seriously can we take the good-versus-evil morality of "The Lord of the Rings" as a useful guide to everyday life? Does Tolkien's Christianity shine through his imitations of pagan legends? The 11 chapters of this book, by different authors coming from different disciplines, treat Tolkien seriously as a literary artist and a cultural giant. The first chapter analyses the character transformation of Gollum, the second traces the "psychological journey" of Bilbo. Robert Plank sees the regime set up by Saruman at the end of "The Lord of the Rings" as a close parallel to fascism. Two chapters analyse Tolkien's narrative technique. Others investigate his use of myth and symbol within the broad Western cultural tradition.

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• Editore: Open Court Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0875483038
• ISBN 13: 9780875483030
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Redattore: Lodbell Jared, Lobdell Jared