Reading The Lord of the Rings
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Reading The Lord of the Rings by Robert Eaglestone
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy have become among of the most popular books of the twentieth century while the recent film adaptations have made box office records. This book provides a comprehensive, informed, critical and theoretical analysis of both the book and film trilogies. The book is organised in four thematic sections. Beginning with an analysis of the critical history of Tolkien, the first section, 'Context and Criticism', examines and contrasts the historical and intellectual context of the books, films and their criticism. The second, 'Space, Place and Communities', turns to the philosophical and post-colonial concerns which structure contemporary understandings of the book and film. The third section, 'Gender, Sexuality and Class', shows how these issues are depicted in the novels and films. The final section, 'Tolkien's Futures', looks at the continuing influence of his work in both more traditional literary forms and in contemporary game and electronic narratives.
'..the articles are easily comprehensible to ordinary educated readers with no background in poststructuralism or subaltern studies...there is plenty here to stimulate thought as well as argument. Altogether, this is a highly recommendable read, at an affordable price.' Amonhen 199 Bulletin of the Tolkien Society -- David Doughan
mention- Today's Books, Oct. 10, 2006
Review (Dutch) 'Lembas' - Magazine of the Dutch Tolkien Society - Unquendor -- Sjoerd van der Weide
"This useful, scholarly, at times provocative, collection of recent essays provides the Tolkien scholar and student alike with a good idea of directions recent Tolkien criticism has taken... this will be a good collection for libraries, Tolkien scholars, and students."- Don Riggs, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Summer 2006, 17.2 -- International Association for the Fantastic Arts
'...Eaglestone and his contributors evince much greater theoretical sophistication, and they take Tolkein's work more seriously. In short, Reading "The Lord of the Rings" realizes its goal - "to reintegrate The Lord of the Rings into the broad sweep of current literary critical and theoretical interests"- with impressive success... indisputably a good thing, and a sign of the rude new health of Tolkien studies.'- Patrick Curry, Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review -- Tolkien Studies
mention- Today's Books, Oct. 10, 2006
Review (Dutch) 'Lembas' - Magazine of the Dutch Tolkien Society - Unquendor -- Sjoerd van der Weide
"This useful, scholarly, at times provocative, collection of recent essays provides the Tolkien scholar and student alike with a good idea of directions recent Tolkien criticism has taken... this will be a good collection for libraries, Tolkien scholars, and students."- Don Riggs, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Summer 2006, 17.2 -- International Association for the Fantastic Arts
'...Eaglestone and his contributors evince much greater theoretical sophistication, and they take Tolkein's work more seriously. In short, Reading "The Lord of the Rings" realizes its goal - "to reintegrate The Lord of the Rings into the broad sweep of current literary critical and theoretical interests"- with impressive success... indisputably a good thing, and a sign of the rude new health of Tolkien studies.'- Patrick Curry, Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review -- Tolkien Studies
Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826484604 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826484603 |
| Title | Reading The Lord of the Rings |
| Author | Robert Eaglestone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-12-25 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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