Understanding the Lord of the Rings The Best of Tolkien Criticism

Name: Understanding the Lord of the Rings The Best of Tolkien Criticism
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ISBN: 9780618422531

ISBN-10: 0618422536

ISBN-13: 9780618422531

Edition: 2004

Authors: Neil D. Isaacs, Rose A. Zimbardo

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Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism is the definitive collection of essays on Tolkien's masterpiece. The essays span fifty years of critical reaction, from the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring through the release of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, which inspired a new generation of readers to discover the classic work and prior generations to rediscover its power and beauty.Fans and scholars alike will appreciate these important, insightful, and timely pieces. Fourteen of the fifteen have been previously published but are gathered here for the first time. The final essay in the volume, "The Road Back to Middle-earth" by Tom Shippey, was…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/12/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.682



Introduction: On the Pleasures of (Reading and Writing) Tolkien Criticism



The Dethronement of Power



The Lord of the Hobbits: J.R.R. Tolkien



The Quest Hero



Power and Meaning in The Lord of the Rings



Moral Vision in The Lord of the Rings



Men, Halflings, and Hero Worship



Tolkien and the Fairy Story



Folktale, Fairy Tale, and the Creation of a Story



Frodo and Aragorn: The Concept of the Hero



Middle-earth: An Imaginary World?



Tolkien: Archetype and Word



Myth, History, and Time in The Lord of the Rings



The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Epic



Another Road to Middle-earth: Jackson's Movie Trilogy



Acknowledgments and Permissions


Notes


Index