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Green Suns and Faerie: Essays on J. R. R. Tolkien
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A major contribution to the growing body of Tolkien scholarshipWith the release of Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy and forthcoming film version of The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkiens popularity has never been higher. In Green Suns and Farie, author Verlyn Flieger, one of worlds foremost Tolkien scholars, presents a selection of her best articlessome never before publishedon a range of Tolkien topics.The essays are divided into three distinct sections. The first explores Tolkiens ideas of subcreationthe making of a Secondary World and its relation to the real world, the second looks at Tolkiens reconfiguration of the medieval story tradition, and the third places his work firmly within the context of the twentieth century and modernist literature. With discussions ranging from Tolkiens concepts of the hero to the muchmisunderstood nature of Bilbos last riddle in The Hobbit, Flieger reveals Tolkien as a man of both medieval learning and modern sensibilityone who is deeply engaged with the past and future, the regrets and hopes, the triumphs and tragedies, and above all the profound difficulties and dilemmas of his troubled century.Taken in their entirety, these essays track a major scholars deepening understanding of the work of the master of fantasy. Green Suns and Farie is sure to become a cornerstone of Tolkien scholarship.
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