Tolkien Man and Myth

Name: Tolkien Man and Myth
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ISBN: 9780898708257

ISBN-10: 0898708257

ISBN-13: 9780898708257

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: Joseph Pearce

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J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Ringstook first place in a nationwide British poll to find the greatest book of the century He may be the most popular writer of our age, but Tolkien is often misunderstood. This major new study of his life, his character and his work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It explores the background to the man and the culture in which he wrote. Tolkien: Man and Mythobserves the relationships that the master writer had with his closest literary colleagues. It reveals his unique relationship with C.S. Lewis, the writer of the Narnia books, and the roots of their estrangement. In this original book about a leading literary life, Joseph Pearce enters the…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: 12/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 257
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Acknowledgements
Preface
A Misunderstood Man: Tolkien and the Modern World	p. 1
Cradle Convert to the Grave: The Child behind the Myth	p. 11
Father Francis to Father Christmas: The Father behind the Myth	p. 26
True Myth: Tolkien and the Conversion of C.S. Lewis	p. 45
A Ring of Fellowship: Tolkien, Lewis and the Inklings	p. 61
The Creation of Middle Earth: The Myth behind the Man	p. 83
Orthodoxy in Middle Earth: The Truth behind the Myth	p. 100
The Well and the Shallows: Tolkien and the Critics	p. 126
Tolkien as Hobbit: The Englishman behind the Myth	p. 153
Approaching Mount Doom: Tolkien's Final Years	p. 182
Epilogue: Above all Shadows Rides the Sun	p. 209
Notes	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 230
Index	p. 233
Index of Characters and Places in Tolkien's Middle Earth	p. 241
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