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The Sweet and the Bitter: Death and Dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

By: Amendt-Raduege, Amy

Price: $30.00

Publisher: The Kent State University Press : November 2017

Seller ID: 216147

ISBN-13: 9781606353059

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

In 1956, J. R. R. Tolkien famously stated that the real theme of The Lord of the Rings was "Death and Immortality." The deaths that underscore so much of the subject matter of Tolkien's masterpiece have a great deal to teach us. From the heroic to the humble, Tolkien draws on medieval concepts of death and dying to explore the glory and sorrow of human mortality. Three great themes of death link medieval Northern European culture, The Lord of the Rings, and contemporary culture: the way in which we die, the need to remember the dead, and above all the lingering apprehension of what happens aft...
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The Sweet and the Bitter: Death and Dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

By: Amendt-Raduege, Amy

Price: $30.00

Publisher: The Kent State University Press : November 2017

Seller ID: 223980

ISBN-13: 9781606353059

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

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Author: Amendt-Raduege, Amy

The Sweet and the Bitter: Death and Dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

The Sweet and the Bitter: Death and Dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings