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title=J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion| | | title=J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion | ||
image=[[Image:Purtill.jpg|225px]]| | | image=[[Image:Purtill.jpg|225px]] | ||
author=[[Richard L. Purtill]]| | | author=[[Richard L. Purtill]] | ||
| foreword=[[Joseph Pearce]] | |||
publisher=Ignatius Press| | | publisher=Ignatius Press | ||
date=March [[2003]]| | | date=March [[2003]] | ||
format=Softcover| | | format=Softcover | ||
pages= 223| | | pages= 223 | ||
| isbn=0-89870-948-2 | |||
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'''''J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion''''' is a 2003 book by Richard L. Purtill | '''''J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion''''' is a 2003 book by [[Richard L. Purtill]]. | ||
==Contents== | |||
*Foreword | |||
*Preface | |||
#The Dimensions of Myth | |||
#Three Faces of Myth | |||
#Myth and Story | |||
#Hobbits and Heroism | |||
#Beyond Heroism | |||
#Elves and Others | |||
#Tolkien's Creation Myth | |||
#Magic and Miracle in Middle-earth | |||
#Frodo, Fëanor and Free Will | |||
#The Sudden Joyous Will | |||
*Acknowledgements | |||
*Notes | |||
Purtill, author of 19 books, effectively addresses larger issues of the place of myth, the relation of religion and morality to literature, the relation of Tolkien’s work to traditional mythology, and the lessons Tolkien’s work teaches for our own lives. | ==Official description== | ||
{{blockquote|Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, morality, and religion play in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works such as ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', and ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' — including Tolkien’s private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien’s extraordinary ability to touch his readers’ lives through his storytelling—so unlike much modern literature—accounts for his enormous literary success.<br/><br/>This book demonstrates the moral depth in Tolkien’s work and cuts through current subjectivism and cynicism about morality. A careful reader will find a subtle religious dimension to Tolkien’s work—all the more potent because it is below the surface. Purtill reveals that Tolkien’s fantasy stories creatively incorporate profound religious and ethical ideas. For example, Purtill shows us how hobbits reflect both the pettiness of parochial humanity and unexpected heroism.<br/><br/>Purtill, author of 19 books, effectively addresses larger issues of the place of myth, the relation of religion and morality to literature, the relation of Tolkien’s work to traditional mythology, and the lessons Tolkien’s work teaches for our own lives.}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/mythmoralityreligion.htm "J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion" review] | * [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/mythmoralityreligion.htm "J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion" review] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 9 June 2019
J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality & Religion | |
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Author | Richard L. Purtill |
Foreword by | Joseph Pearce |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Released | March 2003 |
Format | Softcover |
Pages | 223 |
ISBN | 0-89870-948-2 |
J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion is a 2003 book by Richard L. Purtill.
Contents[edit | edit source]
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Dimensions of Myth
- Three Faces of Myth
- Myth and Story
- Hobbits and Heroism
- Beyond Heroism
- Elves and Others
- Tolkien's Creation Myth
- Magic and Miracle in Middle-earth
- Frodo, Fëanor and Free Will
- The Sudden Joyous Will
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
Official description[edit | edit source]
Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, morality, and religion play in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion — including Tolkien’s private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien’s extraordinary ability to touch his readers’ lives through his storytelling—so unlike much modern literature—accounts for his enormous literary success.
This book demonstrates the moral depth in Tolkien’s work and cuts through current subjectivism and cynicism about morality. A careful reader will find a subtle religious dimension to Tolkien’s work—all the more potent because it is below the surface. Purtill reveals that Tolkien’s fantasy stories creatively incorporate profound religious and ethical ideas. For example, Purtill shows us how hobbits reflect both the pettiness of parochial humanity and unexpected heroism.
Purtill, author of 19 books, effectively addresses larger issues of the place of myth, the relation of religion and morality to literature, the relation of Tolkien’s work to traditional mythology, and the lessons Tolkien’s work teaches for our own lives.