The lord of the rings : the mythology of power

Chance, Jane 1945- (Author).

Summary: Essays designed to help you understand and appreciate the mythology of Tolkien's epic, The lord of the rings.

Item details

ISBN: 0805794417 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780805794410 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN: 080578571X (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780805785715 (pbk : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 130 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-124) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Literary and historical context. Tolkien's world: a voice for the dispossessed ; The importance of the work ; Critical reception ; Power and knowledge in Tolkien -- A reading. The problem of difference in "The birthday party" ; The political Hobbit: The fellowship of the ring ; Knowledge, language, and power: The two towers ; Power and the community: The return of the king ; Heroic narrative and the power of structure.

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Subject:

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Political and social views
Tolkien, John R. R
Politics and literature Great Britain History 20th century
Literature and society Great Britain History 20th century
Political fiction, English History and criticism
Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism
Power (Social sciences) in literature
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Myth in literature
Macht (Motiv)

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