| A Tolkien Compass Contributor(s): Lodbell, Jared (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0875483038 ISBN-13: 9780875483030 Publisher: Open Court OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2003 Annotation: This guide to travels in Middle-earth includes an original chapter by Tolkien himself, explaining the meaning and origin of the names in "Lord of the Rings." Can hobbits be psychoanalyzed? Does Tolkien's Christianity shine through his imitations of pagan legends? Do his books offer a useful guide to everyday life? These and many more questions are addressed in the eleven chapters of this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 2002192495 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This guide to travels in Middle-Earth includes an original chapter by Tolkien himself, explaining the meaning and origin of the names in Lord of the Rings. Can hobbits be psychoanalyzed? Does Tolkien's Christianity shine through his imitations of pagan legends? Do his books offer a useful guide to everyday life? These and many more questions are addressed in the eleven chapters of this book. Contributors analyze Gollum's character transformation, the psychological journey of Bilbo, the regime set up by Saruman at the end of Lord of the Rings and its parallels to fascism, the books' narrative technique, and Tolkien's rich use of myth and symbol. |