Anna Thayer

On Eagles' Wings (eBook, ePUB)

An Exploration of Eucatastrophe in Tolkien's Fantasy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

If you are at all familiar with Tolkien's work, then Bilbo's cry - proclaiming the arrival of Eagles - will be no stranger to you. Indeed, these plot-armoured birds are somewhat of a hallmark of the Master of Middle-Earth, one rejoiced over and lampooned in equal measure by both lovers and critics of his writing.

But they are misunderstood. Tolkien's Eagles cannot be taken literally; they are a narrative embodiment of the unlooked-for grace, the redemptive turn - winged harbingers of Tolkien's concept of eucatastrophe.

Anna Thayer has been fascinated, inspired and led by this concept since childhood. This book represents a eucatastrophe casebook of sorts, spanning over ten years of research. It is a series of investigations into Tolkien's work that reveal how overarching this theory was in his writing and mindset.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Luna Press Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781911143086
• Artikelnr.: 49825192