The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in The Lord of the RingsWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004 M11 4 - 373 páginas J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Many Tolkien enthusiasts, however, are not aware of the profoundly religious dimension of the great Ring saga. In The Battle for Middle-earth Fleming Rutledge employs a distinctive technique to uncover the theological currents that lie just under the surface of Tolkien's epic tale. Rutledge believes that the best way to understand this powerful "deep narrative" is to examine the story as it unfolds, preserving some of its original dramatic tension. This deep narrative has not previously been sufficiently analyzed or celebrated. Writing as an enthusiastic but careful reader, Rutledge draws on Tolkien's extensive correspondence to show how biblical and liturgical motifs shape the action. At the heart of the plot lies a rare glimpse of what human freedom really means within the Divine Plan of God. The Battle for Middle-earth surely will, as Rutledge hopes, "give pleasure to those who may already have detected the presence of the sub-narrative, and insight to those who may have missed it on first reading." |
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... important to him.2 I was struck by this logic as I read , and I hope I. These commonly held views were particularly apparent in some of the review - cap- sules of the Peter Jackson movie in newspapers and magazines . These reviewers ...
... important to him.2 I was struck by this logic as I read , and I hope I. These commonly held views were particularly apparent in some of the review - cap- sules of the Peter Jackson movie in newspapers and magazines . These reviewers ...
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... important factors motivating Tolkien's omission of explicit refer- ences to God . He made them implicit . " The religious element , " he wrote to a Jesuit friend , " is absorbed into the story and the symbolism . " 21 This par- 18 ...
... important factors motivating Tolkien's omission of explicit refer- ences to God . He made them implicit . " The religious element , " he wrote to a Jesuit friend , " is absorbed into the story and the symbolism . " 21 This par- 18 ...
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... important for our purposes here , however , is the extensive commentary on his own work that he was willing to undertake . I was deeply gratified to learn that a good deal of what I had already writ- ten about The Lord of the Rings was ...
... important for our purposes here , however , is the extensive commentary on his own work that he was willing to undertake . I was deeply gratified to learn that a good deal of what I had already writ- ten about The Lord of the Rings was ...
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... important to him.30 The biblical references in his correspondence are so knowing and so easily tossed off — as they would be when someone knows a subject thoroughly and expects the reader to know it too that they imply life- long ...
... important to him.30 The biblical references in his correspondence are so knowing and so easily tossed off — as they would be when someone knows a subject thoroughly and expects the reader to know it too that they imply life- long ...
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... important , themselves . There can be little future in adopting a permanent policy of " an eye for an eye . " If we were all regu- larly to put into effect such an inflexible approach , we would all soon be blind , as Gandhi pointed out ...
... important , themselves . There can be little future in adopting a permanent policy of " an eye for an eye . " If we were all regu- larly to put into effect such an inflexible approach , we would all soon be blind , as Gandhi pointed out ...
Contenido
The Hobbit | 21 |
The Ring Sets Out | 47 |
The Ring Goes South | 89 |
The Treason of Isengard | 147 |
The Ring Goes East | 195 |
The War of the Ring | 239 |
The End of the Third Age | 321 |
Acknowledgments | 373 |
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The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in The Lord of the Rings Fleming Rutledge Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
Términos y frases comunes
already apocalyptic Aragorn Arwen battle become Beregond biblical Bilbo Boromir called Christ Christian comes command Corinthians creature danger dark dead death deep narrative Denethor disciples divine Doom Dwarves Elrond Elves emphasis added Enemy Éomer Éowyn Ephesians epic evil eyes Faramir father Fellowship Frodo Galadriel Gandalf gift Gimli God's Gollum Gondor Grey heart hints hobbits hope human important Imrahil Isengard Ithilien Jesus King Legolas Letters look Lord Lothlorien Lúthien means mercy Merry and Pippin Middle-earth Minas Tirith mind Mordor Moria Nazgûl never Númenor Númenóreans once Orcs Orthanc palantír passage Paul Pelennor person Pippin reader realm reference Reminder resist Ring saga Rivendell Rohan Rohirrim Romans Sam's Saruman Sauron says scene seems sense Shadow Shire speak story Strider struggle suggestion tale Testament theme Théoden theological things tion Tolkien Tower Treebeard turn understand Valar wizard words Wormtongue wrote
Referencias a este libro
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide, Volumen2 Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |