The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in The Lord of the RingsWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 4 nov 2004 - 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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... person ] is meant to draw nourishment from the beauty as well as the truth.3 Tolkien identifies two types of readers here : the first is the fidelis , the self - identified Christian believer . The fidelis will be attracted by the deep ...
... person ] is meant to draw nourishment from the beauty as well as the truth.3 Tolkien identifies two types of readers here : the first is the fidelis , the self - identified Christian believer . The fidelis will be attracted by the deep ...
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... Person who is never absent and never named . ” Many books about The Lord of the Rings have been published . Do we need another one ? I am hopeful that this analysis offers something a little different , I do not think Tolkien's deep ...
... Person who is never absent and never named . ” Many books about The Lord of the Rings have been published . Do we need another one ? I am hopeful that this analysis offers something a little different , I do not think Tolkien's deep ...
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... person.24 His strong , often eccentric opinions are enter- tainingly evident . More 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 ...
... person.24 His strong , often eccentric opinions are enter- tainingly evident . More 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 ...
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... Person . " 39 Tolkien was not a pacifist ; he fought in the infamous trenches of the Somme in the First World War , and his son Christopher was in the R.A.F. in the second . But no one reading his letters could take The Lord of the ...
... Person . " 39 Tolkien was not a pacifist ; he fought in the infamous trenches of the Somme in the First World War , and his son Christopher was in the R.A.F. in the second . But no one reading his letters could take The Lord of the ...
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... person , " unless it be before the great End " foretold in Scripture . Instead , evil will take shape as " half - evils , and defec- tive - goods , and the twilights of doubt as to sides . " 47 It is of the utmost im- portance that this ...
... person , " unless it be before the great End " foretold in Scripture . Instead , evil will take shape as " half - evils , and defec- tive - goods , and the twilights of doubt as to sides . " 47 It is of the utmost im- portance that this ...
Índice
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 restringida - 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, Volumen 2 Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |