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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... seem to be aware of its profoundly God - centered nature . It is customary to speak of Frodo's " quest , " but this may be the wrong word . I propose that it would be more accurate theologically to call it Frodo's mission ( from the ...
... seem to be aware of its profoundly God - centered nature . It is customary to speak of Frodo's " quest , " but this may be the wrong word . I propose that it would be more accurate theologically to call it Frodo's mission ( from the ...
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... seems espe- cially drawn to Genesis , with its story of the Fall of Man , and also the Great Flood , which he explicitly connects with the drowning of Númenor , likening Elendil to Noah ( Letters , p. 156 ) . 15. Letters , p . 283 . 16 ...
... seems espe- cially drawn to Genesis , with its story of the Fall of Man , and also the Great Flood , which he explicitly connects with the drowning of Númenor , likening Elendil to Noah ( Letters , p. 156 ) . 15. Letters , p . 283 . 16 ...
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... seems to say certain things in his letters at one period — the late 1950s , say — and then take another tack in the 1960s . To some correspondents he emphasizes one theme , to others , an- other . He took all the questions that people ...
... seems to say certain things in his letters at one period — the late 1950s , say — and then take another tack in the 1960s . To some correspondents he emphasizes one theme , to others , an- other . He took all the questions that people ...
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... seem more " Protestant " than most Protestants . We will have ample opportunity to see how this works as we go along . There are many things that I have seen in the book — some of the biblical and liturgical references , for example ...
... seem more " Protestant " than most Protestants . We will have ample opportunity to see how this works as we go along . There are many things that I have seen in the book — some of the biblical and liturgical references , for example ...
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... seems to have re- sponded favorably when readers saw theological meaning in his work even if he had not been entirely conscious of it himself . War or Anti - war ? Good vs. Evil ? At the time of publication of this commentary , the ...
... seems to have re- sponded favorably when readers saw theological meaning in his work even if he had not been entirely conscious of it himself . War or Anti - war ? Good vs. Evil ? At the time of publication of this commentary , the ...
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 |