The Lord of the Rings: New EditionInfobase Publishing, 2008 - Всего страниц: 217 One of Tolkien's most cherished and heralded works, The Lord of the Rings is the story of the struggle between good and evil in Middle Earth. Its universal themes and epic sweep make it a work still popular with readers of all ages. Ideal for resea |
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Introduction | 1 |
Epic Pooh | 3 |
The Problem of Difference in the Shire | 19 |
Mind Spirit and Dream in The Lord of the Rings | 27 |
Frodos Batman | 37 |
In the Far Northwest of the Old World | 49 |
The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel | 69 |
Archaism Nostalgia and Tennysonian War in The Lord of the Rings | 101 |
Tolkien and the Idea of the Book | 129 |
Narrative Theory in The Lord of the Rings | 145 |
Tolkiens Females and the Defining of Power | 171 |
Chronology | 187 |
Contributors | 189 |
191 | |
Acknowledgments | 195 |
197 | |
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