Tolkien and the critics; essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The lord of the rings,
edited by Neil D. Isaacs and Rose A. Zimbardo.
- Notre Dame [Ind.] University of Notre Dame Press [1968]
- 296 pages illus. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
On the possibilities of writing Tolkien criticism / The dethronement of power / The Lord of the Hobbits / The quest hero / The appeal of The lord of the rings: a struggle for life / Power and meaning in The lord of the rings / Moral vision in The lord of the rings / Men, halflings, and hero-worship / Tolkien and the fairy story / Tolkien: the monsters and the critters / Old English in Rohan / The poetry of fantasy: verse in The lord of the rings / The shire, Mordor, and Minas Tirith / The lord of the rings as literature / Tolkien and Frodo Baggins / Neil D. Isaacs -- C.S. Lewis -- Edmund Fuller -- W.H. Auden -- Hugh t. Keenan -- Patricia Meyer Spacks -- Rose A. Zimbardo -- Marion Zimmer Bradley -- Robert J. Reilly -- Thomas J. Gasque -- John Tinkler -- Mary Quella Kelly -- Charles Moorman -- Burton Raffel -- Roger Sale.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. Lord of the rings.
Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism. Medievalism--History--England--20th century. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Middle Ages in literature.