J.R.R. Tolkien : a guide for the perplexed / by Widdicombe, Toby, 1955-

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A companion to J.R.R. Tolkien /

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From mind to mind : robert browning and j.r.r. tolkien. by Chris Walsh

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The Sweet and the Bitter : Death and Dying in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. by Amendt-Raduege, Amy

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Bilbo le Hobbit de J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiche de lecture) : Résumé complet et analyse détaillée de l'oeuvre. by Seret, Hadrien

Table of Contents: “…Page de titre; J.R.R. Tolkien; Bilbo le Hobbit; Résumé; Le dragon Smaug; La quête inattendue; Gollum et son anneau précieux; La Montagne Solitaire; Étude des personnages; Bilbo Sacquet; Thorïn Oakenshield; Gandalf; Smaug; Clés de lecture; Schéma actanciel; Schéma narratif; Un conte merveilleux; Pour aller plus loin; Édition de référence; Études de référence; Adaptation; Copyright.…”
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The return of the king : being the third part of The lord of the rings by Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

The two towers : being the second part of The lord of the rings by Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

“…The lord of the rings / by J.R.R. Tolkien ;…”

Middle-earth and beyond : essays on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien /

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The Road to Middle-Earth : How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology. by Shippey, Tom

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Subcreation : Fictional-World Construction from J.R.R. Tolkien to Terry Pratchett and Tad Williams. by Schult, Stefanie

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The great tower of Elfland : the mythopoeic worldview of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and George MacDonald / by Rhone, Zachary A.

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Tolkien the medievalist

Table of Contents: “…J.R.R. Tolkien as a medieval scholar : modern contexts.…”
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Tolkien among the moderns

Table of Contents: “…Philosophic poet : J.R.R. Tolkien's modern response to an ancient quarrel /…”
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Art & craft : thirty years on the literary beat by Thompson, Bill, 1948-

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The Fairy Way of Writing : Shakespeare to Tolkien by Pask, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…Agnes -- Before and after literature : J.R.R. Tolkien.…”
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A companion to Beowulf by Johnston, Ruth A.

Table of Contents: “…Grendel's Mother -- Beowulf vs. the Dragon -- Literary Techniques -- Placing Beowulf on a Timeline -- Language and Poetry -- Religion in Beowulf -- Anglo-Saxon Culture -- Modern Adaptations of Beowulf -- The Beowulfian World of J.R.R. Tolkien.…”
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Re-enchanted : the rise of children's fantasy literature in the twentieth century by Cecire, Maria Sachiko, 1983-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction. magic in the minor: fantasy, medievalism, and the otherworlds of childhood -- Relegated to the nursery: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis's antimodernism -- Alternate canons: Oxford English and the rise of children's fantasy -- Where are you, Christmas? …”
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Tree of tales : Tolkien, literature, and theology

Table of Contents: “…Andrews, and dragons / Rachel Hart -- The fairy story : J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis / Colin Duriez -- Tolkien's mythopoesis / Kirstin Johnson -- Tolkien, creation, and creativity / Trevor Hart -- Tolkien and the future of literary studies / David Lyle Jeffrey -- Tolkien and the surrendering of power / Loren Wilkinson -- Tolkien's Augustinian understanding of good and evil : why the Lord of the Rings is not Manichean / Ralph Wood.…”
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Catholic literary giants a field guide to the Catholic literary landscape by Pearce, Joseph, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…A Hidden Presence: The Catholic Imagination of J. R. R. Tolkien -- 42. From War to Mordor: J. R. R. Tolkien and World War I -- 43. …”
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Popular Fiction : the Logics and Practices of a Literary Field. by Gelder, Ken

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Popular fiction the opposite of Literature; 2 Genre history attitudes practice; 3 Processing popular fiction: bookshops, fans, fanzines and prozines organizations; 4 (Lo-tech) John Grisham and (hi-tech) Michael Crichton: putting the thriller to work; 5 The Vampire Writes Back: Anne Rice and the (re)turn of the author; 6 Jackie Collins anti romance and the celebrity novel; 7 J R R Tolkien and global terrorism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Fantasy : the Liberation of Imagination. by Mathews, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Shaping Modern Fantasy: Cosmic Light and Dark (J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings); Chapter 4. Plotting the Modern Mythic Hero: Morris and Tolkien; Chapter 5. …”
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How to destroy Western civilization and other ideas from the cultural abyss by Kreeft, Peter

Table of Contents: “…-- The unmentionable elephant in the living room of the religious liberty debate -- The paradox of poverty -- The logic of liberalism -- The social, moral, and sexual effects of symbolic logic -- Twelve core values -- Traditionalism and progressivism -- C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the culture wars -- Heroes -- What is a liberal? …”
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As If : Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality. by Saler, Michael

Table of Contents: “…The Middle Positions of Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Fictionalism; Envoi; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.…”
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Re-embroidering the robe : faith, myth and literary creation since 1850

Table of Contents: “…Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien / Rod Rosenquist -- Temptations for the times in the mythical rewritings of British Christian authors 1933 to 1945 / Suzanne Bray -- Incarnation as meta-narrative in Flannery O'Connor's short stories / Isabelle Boof-Vermesse -- pt. 3. …”
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Ecotheology in the humanities : an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the divine and nature

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Five: Salmon Theology and Spokane Falls: Catholicism and Restorative Justice in Sherman Alexie's PoetrySection III: Classical and Medieval Cosmologies and Music; Chapter Six: "All nature sings, and around me rings the music of the spheres": Christianity and the Transmission of a Cosmic Ecomusicology; Chapter Seven: Stewards of Arda: Creation and Sustenance in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium; Section IV: Ecotheodicy and Ecojustice; Chapter Eight: With Heads Craning Forward: The Eschaton and the Nonhuman Creation in Romans 8; Chapter Nine: Aronofsky's Noah: An Invitation to Ecotheology…”
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Damned if you do : dilemmas of action in literature and popular culture

Table of Contents: “…Of Hobbits and Hoplites: dilemmas of Leadership in Aeschylus' The suppliants and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings / A. Craig Waggaman -- Defining dilemmas down: the case of 24 / John M. …”
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The dragon : fear and power by Arnold, Martin, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction: The Origin of Dragons; One: Dragons in Greek and Roman Mythology; Two: Dragons in the Bible and Saints' Lives; Three: The Germanic Dragon, Part 1: Old Norse Mythology and Old English Literature; Four: The Germanic Dragon, Part 2: Sagas of Ancient Times; Five: Dragons in Bestiaries and Celtic Mythology; Six: Asian and East Asian Dragons; Seven: Dragons in the Anti-establishment Folktale; Eight: European Dragons as Fictions and Facts: From Medieval Romance to the Nursery Dragon; Nine: The Old Dragon Revives: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.…”
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There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale : More Essays on Tolkien. by Flieger, Verlyn

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Style, Usage, and Abbreviations; Note to the Reader; Part One: â#x80;#x9C;A Perilous Landâ#x80;#x9D;: Defining Fañrie; â#x80;#x9C;There Would Always Be a â#x80;#x98;Fairy-taleâ#x80;#x99;â#x80;#x9D;: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Folklore Controversy; But What Did He Really Mean?…”
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Sunday morning. Almanac : September 2, 1973

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C.S. Lewis and the Inklings : reflections on faith, imagination, and modern technology

Table of Contents: “…Susan Pevensie's Role in the Novel and FilmVersions of The Chronicles of Narnia -- The Palantíri Stones in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Ringsas Sauron's Social Media -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Index.…”
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Classic readings on monster theory : demonstrare. Volume 1

Table of Contents: “…"Beowulf : the monsters and the critics" / J.R.R. Tolkien ; "A measure of man," excerpted from The monstrous races in medieval art and thought / John Block Friedman ; "The nature of horror," from The philosophy of horror / Noël Carroll ; "Rethinking the canon : prophets, canons, and promising monsters" / Michael Camille ; "Monster culture (seven theses)" / Jeffrey Jerome Cohen -- Allied theories. …”
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Homer Simpson ponders politics : popular culture as political theory

Table of Contents: “…From John Wayne to John McClane : the Hollywood action hero and the critique of the liberal state / Carl Bergetz ; J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, or There and back again : recovering a Platonic-Aristotelian politics of friendship in liberal democracy / Mary M. …”
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The transmission of Beowulf : language, culture, and scribal behavior by Neidorf, Leonard

Table of Contents: “…Manuscript Context; Appendix: J.R.R. Tolkien's Beowulf Textual Criticism; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index of Verses; Index of Subjects.…”
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Tolkien studies. Volume III

Table of Contents: “…-- Works Cited -- War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien -- Works Cited -- Book Notes -- The Yearâ€?…”
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Tolkien & Lewis : myth, imagination & the quest for meaning.

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The Ring and the Cross : Christianity and The Lord of the Rings. by Kerry, Paul E.

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Tolkien studies. Volume II

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Clash of the gods. Season 1, episode 9, Tolkien's monsters

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A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul. by MacDonald, George

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Where to from here? : examining conflict-related and relational interaction trauma

Table of Contents: “…Mason -- Worlds after War: Negotiating the Art of Losing in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings / Stephanie Y. …”
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