Tally Jr. Robert T.
Tally Jr. Robert T. - J. R. R. Tolkien's " The Hobbit" Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion - Paperback
Tally Jr. Robert T. - J. R. R. Tolkien's " The Hobbit" Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion - Paperback
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Description: This book is a critical introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien's larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any "real" historical events but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in a way that makes it real. Drawing on Marxist literary criticism and narrative theory this book examines the form and content of Tolkien's work demonstrating how the heroic romance is simultaneously employed and subverted by Tolkien in his tale of an unlikely hero "quite a little fellow in a wide world " who nonetheless makes history. First - time readers of Tolkien as well as established scholars and fans will enjoy this engaging and accessible study of The Hobbit.
Title: J. R. R. Tolkien's " The Hobbit" Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion
Author(s): Tally Jr. Robert T.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
Barcode: 9783031112652
Pages: 101 Pages, 1 Illustrations, Black And White; Xx, 101 P. 1 Illus.
Publication Date: 9/19/2022
Series: Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon
Category: Popular Culture
Description: This book is a critical introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien's larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any "real" historical events but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in a way that makes it real. Drawing on Marxist literary criticism and narrative theory this book examines the form and content of Tolkien's work demonstrating how the heroic romance is simultaneously employed and subverted by Tolkien in his tale of an unlikely hero "quite a little fellow in a wide world " who nonetheless makes history. First - time readers of Tolkien as well as established scholars and fans will enjoy this engaging and accessible study of The Hobbit.
Title: J. R. R. Tolkien's " The Hobbit" Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion
Author(s): Tally Jr. Robert T.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
Barcode: 9783031112652
Pages: 101 Pages, 1 Illustrations, Black And White; Xx, 101 P. 1 Illus.
Publication Date: 9/19/2022
Series: Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon
Category: Popular Culture
