Tree of Tales
Tolkien, Literature, and Theology
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Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 9781481314671
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 30/11/2020
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.8 cm
This work examines the theological relationship between creation and creativity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It does so by bringing together a synthesis of various disciplines and perspectives to the creativity of J.R.R. Tolkien. Hart and Khovacs provide a fresh reading of these important themes in Tolkien, and the result captures the multi-faceted nature of Tolkien's own vivid theology and literary imagination.
- Preface
- 1. Tolkien, St. Andrews, and Dragons
- 2. The Fairy story: J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis
- 3. Tolkien's Mythopoesis
- 4. Tolkien, Creation, and Creativity
- 5. Tolkien and the Future of Literary studies
- 6. Tolkien and the Subversion of Power
- 7. Tolkien's Augustinian Understanding of Good and Evil: Why The Lord of the Rings Is Not Manichean
- Bibliography
- List of contributors