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A Tolkien compass : including J. R. R. Tolkien's Guide to the names in The lord of the rings / edited by Jared Lobdell.
Van Pelt Library PR6039.O32 Z69 1975
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lobdell, Jared, 1937- compiler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 201 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- La Salle, Ill. : Open Court, [1975]
- Summary:
- A Tolkien Compass offers surprising insights into the mind of the creator of Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's political, religious, cosmological, and psychological principles are explored by ten writers with different backgrounds and divergent approaches. As leading Tolkien authority Tom Shippey observes in his foreword, A Tolkien Compass lives up to its name by providing vital guidance to both new and seasoned travelers in Middle-earth.
- Contents:
- Christensen, B. Gollum's character transformation in The hobbit.
- Matthews, D. The psychological journey of Bilbo Baggins.
- Scheps, W. The fairy-tale morality of The lord of the rings.
- Perkins, A. and Hill, H. The corruption of power.
- Rogers, D. Everyclod and Everyhero: the image of man in Tolkien.
- West, R. The interlace structure of The lord of the rings.
- Miller, D. Narrative pattern in The fellowship of the ring.
- Plank, R. "The scouring of the shire": Tolkien's view of fascism.
- Huttar, C. A. Hell and the city: Tolkien and the traditions of Western literature.
- Kaufmann, U. M. Aspects of the paradisiacal in Tolkien's work.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 087548316X.
- OCLC:
- 1055562
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