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An in-depth examination of the role of divine beings in Tolkien's work, Tolkien's Cosmology: Divine Beings and Middle-earth brings together Tolkien's many references to such beings and analyzes their involvement within his created world. Unlike many other commentators, Sam McBride ass...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McBride, Sam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Religion.
Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Cosmology in literature.
Religion in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: seeking the divine in Middle-earth
  • Tolkien's cosmogony and pantheon
  • The Valar in the world
  • Divine intervention in the Third Age: visible powers
  • Divine intervention in the Third Age: invisible powers
  • The problem of evil in Arda
  • Death
  • Eucatastrophe, Estel, and the end of Arda.