The Resource The Power of the Ring : the Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, (electronic resource)
The Power of the Ring : the Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, (electronic resource)
- Summary
- Digging deep into J.R.R. Tolkien's spiritual biography-his religious scholarship and his love of both Christian and pagan myth-Stratford Caldecott offers a critical study of how the acclaimed author effectively created a vivid Middle Earth using the familiar rites and ceremonies of human history. And while readers and moviegoers alike may appreciate the fantasy world of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, few know that in life, Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic and that the characters, the events, and the general mora
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (289 pages).
- Contents
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- Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Revised Edition; Introduction; Part One: The Secret Fire; 1. The Tree of Tales; 2. The Hobbit: There and Back Again; 3. A Very Great Story; 4. A Hidden Presence: Tolkien's Catholicism; 5. Let These Things Be; 6. Behind the Stars; 7. Tolkien's Achievement; Part Two: Appendices; 1. An Archetypal Journey: Tolkien and Jung; 2. Tolkien's Social Philosophy; 3. The Shadow of King Arthur; 4. Friendship in The Lord of the Rings; 5. Tolkien for Homeschoolers; 6. Tolkien and Paganism; 7. The Beginning of Days
- 8. Myths Transformed9. The Film of the Rings; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
- Isbn
- 9780824550004
- Label
- The Power of the Ring : the Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
- Title
- The Power of the Ring
- Title remainder
- the Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Digging deep into J.R.R. Tolkien's spiritual biography-his religious scholarship and his love of both Christian and pagan myth-Stratford Caldecott offers a critical study of how the acclaimed author effectively created a vivid Middle Earth using the familiar rites and ceremonies of human history. And while readers and moviegoers alike may appreciate the fantasy world of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, few know that in life, Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic and that the characters, the events, and the general mora
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- Dewey number
-
- 823.912
- 823/.912
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6039.O32 L633 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Freading eBooks
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Power of the Ring : the Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Revised Edition; Introduction; Part One: The Secret Fire; 1. The Tree of Tales; 2. The Hobbit: There and Back Again; 3. A Very Great Story; 4. A Hidden Presence: Tolkien's Catholicism; 5. Let These Things Be; 6. Behind the Stars; 7. Tolkien's Achievement; Part Two: Appendices; 1. An Archetypal Journey: Tolkien and Jung; 2. Tolkien's Social Philosophy; 3. The Shadow of King Arthur; 4. Friendship in The Lord of the Rings; 5. Tolkien for Homeschoolers; 6. Tolkien and Paganism; 7. The Beginning of Days
- 8. Myths Transformed9. The Film of the Rings; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
- Control code
- ocn854977444
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- Dimensions
- unknown
- http://library.link/vocab/discovery_link
- {'EPLMNA': 'https://epl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1322922005'}
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (289 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780824550004
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) f854977444
- (CaAE) f854977444
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