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"'''The Gods Return to Earth'''" is the title of the first literary review of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. It was written by [[C.S. Lewis]] and originally published in ''Time and Tide'' on [[14 August]] [[1954]] (p. 1082). | "'''The Gods Return to Earth'''" is the title of the first literary review of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. It was written by [[C.S. Lewis]] and originally published in ''Time and Tide'' on [[14 August]] [[1954]] (p. 1082) reviewing ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. | ||
In the article Lewis likened the book with a "lightning from a clear sky", and compared it to [[Wikipedia:William Blake|Blake's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Songs of Innocence|Songs of Innocence]]''. It was a revolutionary in the genre of the heroic romance, and in the same time it marks a relieving return in the anti-romantic age.<ref>Quoted in {{HM|RC}}, p. xxxvi</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:54, 10 December 2022
"The Gods Return to Earth" is the title of the first literary review of The Lord of the Rings. It was written by C.S. Lewis and originally published in Time and Tide on 14 August 1954 (p. 1082) reviewing The Fellowship of the Ring.
In the article Lewis likened the book with a "lightning from a clear sky", and compared it to Blake's Songs of Innocence. It was a revolutionary in the genre of the heroic romance, and in the same time it marks a relieving return in the anti-romantic age.[1]
References
- ↑ Quoted in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xxxvi
