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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... things which is at the same time its raison d'être " ( p . 174 ) . Shippey's resounding rejoinder could well serve as an epigraph for this commen- tary : " Had Professor Roberts searched high and low for a work in which world - view and ...
... things which is at the same time its raison d'être " ( p . 174 ) . Shippey's resounding rejoinder could well serve as an epigraph for this commen- tary : " Had Professor Roberts searched high and low for a work in which world - view and ...
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... things religious is to ensure the separation of the worship of " the One " from the worship of the natural , created world , for , as he wrote , " the universe is not worshipful . " 10 He apparently wanted to exclude any sug- gestion of ...
... things religious is to ensure the separation of the worship of " the One " from the worship of the natural , created world , for , as he wrote , " the universe is not worshipful . " 10 He apparently wanted to exclude any sug- gestion of ...
Strana 10
... things in his letters at one period — the late 1950s , say — and then take another tack in the 1960s . To some correspondents he emphasizes one theme , to others , an- other . He took all the questions that people asked so seriously ...
... things in his letters at one period — the late 1950s , say — and then take another tack in the 1960s . To some correspondents he emphasizes one theme , to others , an- other . He took all the questions that people asked so seriously ...
Strana 11
... things that I have seen in the book — some of the biblical and liturgical references , for example — that are not ... thing that Tolkien was not consciously aware of , it is nevertheless the case that he was so steeped in the Scriptures ...
... things that I have seen in the book — some of the biblical and liturgical references , for example — that are not ... thing that Tolkien was not consciously aware of , it is nevertheless the case that he was so steeped in the Scriptures ...
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... things.33 An analogy occurs to me . Tolkien did his own illustrations for The Hobbit , and they have a certain interest , but his letters reveal that he knew he was no great shakes as an illustrator . Some of the professional ...
... things.33 An analogy occurs to me . Tolkien did his own illustrations for The Hobbit , and they have a certain interest , but his letters reveal that he knew he was no great shakes as an illustrator . Some of the professional ...
Obsah
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 |