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9781892975997

Tolkien in the Land of Heroes : Discovering the Human Spirit

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  • ISBN13:

    9781892975997

  • ISBN10:

    1892975998

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-08-26
  • Publisher: Cold Spring Pr
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Summary

Anne Petty explores why J.R.R. Tolkien's works continue to resonate with new generations of readers as she reveals the underlying themes of his timeless classics. Nearly fifty years after the publication of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings, his books are still tremendously popular and sparking widespread interest. In Tolkien in the Land of Heroes, expert Anne Petty discusses the elemental themes infused throughout Tolkien's fantasy fiction--power, love, evil, redemption, courage--and why they remain relevant, fascinating issues today.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 9
Prefacep. 11
The Myth of the Fallp. 27
Dissonance in the Great Musicp. 29
Touched by Tragedy - The Children of Middle-earthp. 67
The Consequences of Powerp. 97
The Persistence of Evilp. 99
The Use and Abuse of Powerp. 138
Loss and Longingp. 175
Mourning for Middle-earthp. 177
In Defense of Naturep. 219
Of Heroes and Hopep. 245
Sagas, Sages, and Saviorsp. 247
Hope and the Human Spiritp. 289
Bibliographyp. 305
Indexp. 313
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