EAN: 9783319869858

THE NEW MIDDLE AGES TOLKIEN AND ALTERITY KART...

This exciting collection of essays explores the role of the Other in Tolkien's fiction  his
life  and the pertinent criticism. It critically examines issues of gender  sexuality  race and
ethnicity  language  and identity in The Lord of the Rings  The Silmarillion  and lesser-known
works by Tolkien. The chapters consider characters such as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins  Saruman 
Éowyn  and the Orcs as well as discussions of how language and identity function in the source
texts. The analysis of Tolkien's work is set against an examination of his life  personal
writing  and beliefs. Each essay takes as its central position the idea that how Tolkien
responds to that which is different  to that which is Other  serves as a register of his ethics
and moral philosophy. In the aggregate  they provide evidence of Tolkien's acceptance of
alterity.

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