Representing Middle-earth: Tolkien, Form, and Ideology - Couverture souple

Tally Jr., Robert T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786470372 ISBN 13 : 9780786470372

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2023

Synopsis

In such classic works as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien depicts a vast, complex world-system. Tolkien's Middle-earth comes to life with intensely detailed historical, geographical, and multicultural content, which is presented through different poetic forms that combine elements of epic, romance, myth, history, and the modern novel. This book analyzes Tolkien's project, paying attention to narrative form and its relation to social contexts, while also exploring his broader philosophical conception of history and the role of individual and collective subjects within it. Tolkien's published and posthumous writings, the film adaptations, and recent scholarship are all examined to provide an enlarged and refined critical perspective of these major works. Drawing upon Marxist literary theory and criticism, Robert T. Tally Jr. calls into question traditional views of race, class, morality, escapism, and fantasy more generally. Through close readings mixed with theoretical speculation, Representing Middle-earth allows readers see Tolkien's world, as well as our own, in a new light.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert T. Tally Jr. is a professor of English at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786470372
• ISBN 13: 9780786470372
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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