Tolkien: Man and Myth by Joseph Pearce
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- Pub. Date: December 2001
- 257pp
- Sales Rank: 317,765
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- Pub. Date: December 2001
- Publisher: Ignatius Press
- Format: Paperback, 257pp
- Sales Rank: 317,765
- ISBN-13: 9780898708257
- ISBN: 0898708257
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He may be the must popular writer of our age, but Tolkien is often misunderstood. This major new study of his life, his character and his work reveals the facts and confronts the myths. It explores the background to the man and the culture in which he wrote.
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Tolkien: Man and Mythby Anonymous
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March 23, 2003: This has been written to endorse Mr. Applegate's review, which is an accurate and fair appreciation of Mr. Pearce's analysis and presentation of Christianity's influence on Professor Tolkien's mythology. He has, however, carefully avoided mention of what was in fact at the heart of Tolkien's story-telling and is at the heart of his dismissal by some Christian groups, viz., his (Roman)Catholicism. That is also part of Mr. Pearce's presentation, here and in his 'Tolkien: A Celebration' and made even clearer in Birzer's 'Sanctifying Myth.' While commending these critics for clarifying a profound and significant influence on the creation of Middle Earth, we ought not blur its presence, as do those willing to see other influences on these tales, e.g., Teutonic and Celtic myths, but not that of the Christian vision.
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