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| Friendship in The Lord of the Rings | |
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| Publication Information | |
| Author | Cristina Casagrande |
| Foreword by | Ronald Kyrmse |
| Translator | Eduardo Boheme |
| Publisher | Luna Press Publishing |
| Released | March 15, 2022 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 216 |
| ISBNs | 1913387933 978-1913387938 |
Friendship in The Lord of the Rings is a book by Cristina Casagrande. It was released in the original Portuguese by Martin Claret in 2019, and in English by Luna Press Publishing in 2022.
From the publisher
The Lord of The Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien, involves many characters with a common goal: the destruction of the Ring of Power. They connect with each other through their individual journeys and become friends.
This book analyses how friendship in Tolkien's seminal work collaborates in the development of the characters, as well as contributing to the success of their final goal.
Using Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica as a reading lens for Tolkien's book, the work also considers Peter Jackson's movie adaptations and their reading of the connection between the characters. Cristina Casagrande's comparative analysis brings together different elements to the study of friendship in Tolkien's narrative, contributing to the development of the reader's and viewer's own ethical thinking and character.
Contents
- Seed-gift by Cesar Machado
- Foreword - Fantasy Friend by Ronald Kyrmse
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Nice to meet you. A brief introduction
- Chapter 2: Ethics and aesthetics in Tolkien's imagination
- Chapter 3: Corruption and division: the self, the double and the other
- Chapter 4: United by the same ideal
- Chapter 5: Equals in virtue
- Chapter 6: Our leave-taking
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography