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What are millions of readers all over the world getting out of reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Defending Middle-earth argues, in part, that the appeal for fans goes far deeper than just quests and magic rings and hobbits. In fact, through this epic, Tolkien found a way to provide something close to spirit in a secular age.
This thoughtful book focuses on three main aspects of Tolkien’s fiction: the social and political structure of Middle-earth and how the varying cultures within it find common cause in the face of a shared threat; the nature and ecology of Middle-earth and how what we think of as the natural world joins the battle against mindless, mechanized destruction; and the spirituality and ethics of Middle-earth—for which the author provides a particularly insightful and resonant examination.
Includes a new afterword
Kindle Book
- Release date: June 1, 2018
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780544106567
- Release date: June 1, 2018
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780544106567
- File size: 211 KB
- Release date: June 1, 2018
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English