J.R.R. Tolkien's sanctifying myth : understanding Middle-earth / by Bradley J. Birzer ; with a foreword by Joseph Pearce.
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TextPublication details: Wilmington, Del. : ISI Book, 2003.Edition: [1st ed., pbk. ed.]Description: xxvi, 219 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1932236201
- 9781932236200
- 1882926846 (t. p. verso)
- 9781882926848 (t. p. verso)
- Sanctifying myth
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Religion
- Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century
- Christian fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
- Good and evil in literature
- Myth in literature
- PR 6039 .O32 L63245 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-203) and index.
Explication of the religious symbolism and significance of Tolkien's Middle-earth stories and situation of Tolkien within the Christian humanist tradition represented by Thomas More and T.S. Eliot, Dante and C.S. Lewis.
The Life and Work of J.R.R. Tolkien -- Myth and Sub-creation -- The Created Order -- Heroism -- The Nature of Evil -- Middle-earth and Modernity -- Conclusion: The Nature of Grace Proclaimed.
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