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The Lord of the rings / editor, Robert C. Evans, Auburn University at Montgomery.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Critical insights.
- Critical Insights
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings--Criticism, Textual.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Authors, English--20th century.
- Authors, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 323 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits.
- Other Title:
- Critical Insights
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, [2022]
- Summary:
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings quickly became one of the most popular and influential novels of the twentieth century. It inspired not just one film but a series of well-received movies that brought Tolkien's highly imaginative fantasy epic to life on the big screen. This volume about the novel discusses the work from numerous points of view, employing biographical, historical, cultural, mythic, and aesthetic approaches, among others. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- About this volume / Robert C. Evans
- The emotions of a Tolkien reader / Franco Manni
- Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien / Robert C. Evans
- Speak memory : some biographical sources of The Lord of the Rings / Nancy Bunting
- Teaching Tolkien : an overview of approaches / Brandon Schneeberger
- "The departure of Boromir" : a close reading / John R. Holmes
- Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz / Robert C. Evans
- Reading and understanding Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings : a survey of critical responses / Robert C. Evans
- Tom Shippey on The Lord of the Rings : the legacy of a major Tolkien scholar / Robert C. Evans
- Critical responses to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy / Joyce Ahn
- Tolkien as a craftsman : the literary value of The Lord of the Rings / Courtney Petrucci
- "A dream of music" : the Eärendil poem in The Lord of the Rings / John R. Holmes
- Eldest : Tom Bombadil and Fintan mac Bóchra as memory keepers / Kris Swank
- Shelob's origins in Tolkien's cats / Nancy Bunting
- Religion in Tolkien's works / Franco Manni
- Pity, malice, and agency in Tolkien's subcreation / Matthew M. DeForrest
- The power that dare not speak its name : Tolkien, magic, and the occult / Matthew M. DeForrest
- Mythic people of fire and Tolkien's southern races in The Lord of the Rings / Larry Swain
- Tolkien's alleged anti-semitism and the Diaspora / Larry Swain
- Chronology of J.R.R. Tolkien's life
- Works by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Bibliography
- About the editor
- Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Worldcat, viewed April 19, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781637000724
- 1637000723
- OCLC:
- 1303698462
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