The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings1992
About this book
"An epic in league with those of Spenser and Malory, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, begun during Hitler's rise to power, celebrates the insignificant individual as hero in the modern world. Jane Chance's critical appraisal of Tolkien's heroic masterwork is the first to explore its "mythology of power" - that is, how power, politics, and language interact.
Chance looks beyond the fantastic, self-contained world of Middle-earth to the twentieth-century parallels presented in the trilogy."--BOOK JACKET.
Details
- First published
- 1992
- OL Work ID
- OL3469307W
Subjects
English Fantasy fictionEnglish Political fictionFantasy fiction, EnglishHistoryHistory and criticismLiterature and societyMiddle Earth (Imaginary place)Myth in literaturePolitical and social viewsPolitical fiction, EnglishPolitics and literaturePower (Social sciences) in literaturePolitical fiction, history and criticismFantasy fiction, history and criticismTolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973Mythology in literature