The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in The Lord of the RingsWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 4. 11. 2004 - Počet stran: 373 J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Many Tolkien enthusiasts, however, are not aware of the profoundly religious dimension of the great Ring saga. In The Battle for Middle-earth Fleming Rutledge employs a distinctive technique to uncover the theological currents that lie just under the surface of Tolkien's epic tale. Rutledge believes that the best way to understand this powerful "deep narrative" is to examine the story as it unfolds, preserving some of its original dramatic tension. This deep narrative has not previously been sufficiently analyzed or celebrated. Writing as an enthusiastic but careful reader, Rutledge draws on Tolkien's extensive correspondence to show how biblical and liturgical motifs shape the action. At the heart of the plot lies a rare glimpse of what human freedom really means within the Divine Plan of God. The Battle for Middle-earth surely will, as Rutledge hopes, "give pleasure to those who may already have detected the presence of the sub-narrative, and insight to those who may have missed it on first reading." |
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... death . He kept tinkering with it in his mind and in the letters . 26. For example , he engages in some speculation about " what if ' Gollum had not at- tacked Frodo in the Sammath Naur ( Letters , pp . 330-31 ) . 27. Letters , p . 80 ...
... death . He kept tinkering with it in his mind and in the letters . 26. For example , he engages in some speculation about " what if ' Gollum had not at- tacked Frodo in the Sammath Naur ( Letters , pp . 330-31 ) . 27. Letters , p . 80 ...
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... Death and Immortality " ( Letters , p . 246 ) . This emphasis seemed important to him at one time , but these letters are clustered together in the late 1950s , and after that he seems to drop the subject . The motif of the ...
... Death and Immortality " ( Letters , p . 246 ) . This emphasis seemed important to him at one time , but these letters are clustered together in the late 1950s , and after that he seems to drop the subject . The motif of the ...
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... Death , also Flesh and Spirit , for the same reason that Tolkien capitalizes Necromancer and En- emy : to ascribe all due weight to their status as active , aggressive cosmic agents . Tolkien was well aware of the Principalities and ...
... Death , also Flesh and Spirit , for the same reason that Tolkien capitalizes Necromancer and En- emy : to ascribe all due weight to their status as active , aggressive cosmic agents . Tolkien was well aware of the Principalities and ...
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... Death ( and the Law ) , or as a realm like those of the Flesh and the Spirit . Second , for reasons that will be stated at length , I am trying to avoid giving personi- fied " Evil " a separate existence over against " Good . " To ...
... Death ( and the Law ) , or as a realm like those of the Flesh and the Spirit . Second , for reasons that will be stated at length , I am trying to avoid giving personi- fied " Evil " a separate existence over against " Good . " To ...
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The Hobbit | 21 |
The Ring Sets Out | 47 |
The Ring Goes South | 89 |
The Treason of Isengard | 147 |
The Ring Goes East | 195 |
The War of the Ring | 239 |
The End of the Third Age | 321 |
Acknowledgments | 373 |
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide, Svazek 2 Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond Zobrazení fragmentů - 2006 |