The battle for Middle-Earth : Tolkien's divine design in The lord of the rings

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The battle for Middle-Earth : Tolkien's divine design in The lord of the rings

Title remainder

Tolkien's divine design in The lord of the rings

Statement of responsibility

Fleming Rutledge

Creator

• Rutledge, Fleming

Subject

• Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Christian fiction, English -- History and criticism
• History
• Theology in literature
• Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century
• Tolkien, J. R. R., (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Religion
• Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
• Tolkien, J. R. R., (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
• God in literature

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• History

Language

eng

Summary

"J. R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Many Tolkien enthusiasts, however, are not aware of the profoundly religious dimension of the great Ring saga." "In The Battle for Middle-earth Fleming Rutledge employs a distinctive technique to uncover the theological currents that lie just under the surface of Tolkien's epic tale. Rutledge believes that the best way to understand this powerful "deep narrative" is to examine the story as it unfolds, preserving some of its original dramatic tension. This deep narrative has not previously been sufficiently analyzed or celebrated. Writing as an enthusiastic but careful reader, Rutledge draws on Tolkien's extensive correspondence to show how biblical and liturgical motifs shape the action. At the heart of the plot lies a rare glimpse of what human freedom really means within the Divine Plan of God. The Battle for Middle-earth surely will, as Rutledge hopes, "give pleasure to those who may already have detected the presence of the sub-narrative, and insight to those who may have missed it on first reading.""--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

823/.912

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR6039.O32

LC item number

L63714 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography