J. R. R. Tolkien Myth, Morality and Religion

Name: J. R. R. Tolkien Myth, Morality and Religion
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ISBN: 9780060667122

ISBN-10: 0060667125

ISBN-13: 9780060667122

Edition: 1984

Authors: Richard L. Purtill

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Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, mortality, and religion play in J. R. R. Tolkien's works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion -- including Tolkien's private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien's extraordinary ability to touch his readers' lives through his storytelling -- so unlike much modern literature -- accounts for his enormous literary success. This book demonstrates the moral depth in Tolkien's work and cuts through current subjectivism and cynicism about morality. A careful reader will find a subtle religious dimension to Tolkien's work -- all the more potent because it is below the…

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List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
The Dimensions of Myth	p. 1
Three Faces of Myth	p. 23
Myth and Story	p. 39
Hobbits and Heroism	p. 59
Beyond Heroism	p. 79
Elves and Others	p. 101
Tolkien's Creation Myth	p. 119
Magic and Miracle in Middle-earth	p. 139
Frodo, Feanor, and Free Will	p. 157
The Sudden Joyous Turn	p. 175
Acknowledgments	p. 193
Index	p. 195
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