Critical Insights the Lord of the Rings
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 -- "...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
2022
Amenia Grey House Publishing 2022 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 / Franco Manni -- 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 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. This volume opens with an introductory essay by Franco Manni, an Italian scholar who brings an international perspective to his attempt to explain why the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien--especially his masterwork The Lord of the Rings--is so appealing to so many people. The fact that Manni is not a native speaker of English is even more intriguing because it reflects the larger fact that Tolkien is beloved throughout the world, not just in Anglophone nations. What are the reasons for his broad and enduring popularity? Manni cites fifteen distinct factors to explain why Tolkien's works in general, and The Lord of the Rings in particular, have won such widespread affection and respect. He also compares and contrasts Tolkien's writings with other aspects of contemporary culture that he finds far less appealing. This volume, like all Critical Insights collections, concludes with several features designed to put at readers' disposal various useful lists of information. These include a chronology of Tolkien's life, a listing of his works in various genre, and a detailed secondary bibliography. The volume ends with a biography of the editor, biographies of the contributors, and a comprehensive index of names, places, characters, and other matters treated in this book. (Publisher) |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben |
| Beschreibung: | xxxvi, 323 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781637000717 978-1-63700-071-7 |