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J. R. R. Tolkien : Myth, Morality and Religion by Richard L. Purtill (1984, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060667125
ISBN-139780060667122
eBay Product ID (ePID)1367229
Product Key Features
Publication Year1984
TopicScience Fiction & Fantasy, Subjects & Themes / Religion, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Subjects & Themes / General
Book TitleJ. R. R. Tolkien : Myth, Morality and Religion
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Criticism
AuthorRichard L. Purtill
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight12 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN84-047733
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal828/.91209
SynopsisHere is an in-depth look at the role myth, mortality, and religion play in J. R. R. Tolkien's works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion -- including Tolkien's private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien's extraordinary ability to touch his readers' lives through his storytelling -- so unlike much modern literature -- accounts for his enormous literary success. This book demonstrates the moral depth in Tolkien's work and cuts through current subjectivism and cynicism about morality. A careful reader will find a subtle religious dimension to Tolkien's work -- all the more potent because it is below the surface. Purtill reveals that the author's fantasy stories creatively incorporate profound religious and ethical ideas. For example, Purtill shows us how hobbits reflect both the pettiness of unimaginative parochial humanity and the unexpected heroism of ordinary people in crisis. Purtill effectively addresses larger issues of the place of myth, the relation of religion and morality to literature, the relation of Tolkien's work to traditional mythology, modern fantasy and science fiction, and the lessons Tolkien's work teaches that are applicable to our own lives. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberPR6039.O32Z795 1984
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