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The lord of the rings : the mythology of power

Title
The lord of the rings : the mythology of power / Jane Chance.
Author
Chance, Jane, 1945-
Publication
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2001.

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Description
xvii, 162 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973
  • Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 > Political and social views
  • Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Political fiction, English > History and criticism
  • Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism
  • Power (Social sciences) in literature
  • Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
  • Myth in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-[152]) and index.
Contents
Chronology: J.R.R. Tolkien's life and works -- Introduction: a voice for the dispossessed -- "Queer" hobbits: the problem of difference in the shire -- The Political hobbit: the fellowship of the ring -- Knowledge, language, and power: the two towers -- Power and the community: the return of the king -- Conclusion: heroic narraive and the power of structure.
Call Number
JFD 02-970
ISBN
0813190177 (pbk. : acid-free, recycled paper)
LCCN
2001002583
OCLC
46936088
Author
Chance, Jane, 1945-
Title
The lord of the rings : the mythology of power / Jane Chance.
Imprint
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2001.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-[152]) and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 02-970
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