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9780817312053

One Ring to Bind Them All

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  • ISBN13:

    9780817312053

  • ISBN10:

    0817312056

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-09-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Alabama Pr
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Summary

A probing analysis of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythological world uses Joseph Campbell's work in the field to identify the main themes running through The Lord of the Rings and other great works by Tolkien. Original. (Literature)

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction xi
Prologue 1(6)
Part 1: Departure 7(36)
The Mythic Impulse
9(8)
Tolkien's Prelude
17(12)
Subcreation and the Three Heroes
29(14)
Part 2: Initiation 43(40)
Trail, Death, and Transfiguration
45(22)
Unraveling the Design
67(11)
Binary Opposition in Middle-earth
78(5)
Part 3: Return 83(20)
Pulling the Threads Together
85(7)
Patterns in the Deep Structure
92(11)
Epilogue: Tolkien as Mythmaker 103(6)
Appendix A: List of Abbreviations 109(4)
Appendix B: Schemes of the Tales 113(1)
Notes 114(4)
Selected Bibliography 118(4)
Index 122

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