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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

1988

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings

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The Psychology Of Power In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings, Orwell's 1984 And Le Guin's A Wizard Of Earthsea, Mason Harris Oct 1988

The Psychology Of Power In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings, Orwell's 1984 And Le Guin's A Wizard Of Earthsea, Mason Harris

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Argues that despite their differences, Tolkien and Orwell share a similar response to absolute power, as “parallel evolution in the imagination of two humane British fantasists with an interest in the moral implications of politics.” Sees A Wizard of Earthsea as dealing with a similar problem but in psychological terms constrained by the coming-of-age theme.


Apocalyptic Vision In The Lord Of The Rings, J. R. Wytenbroek Jul 1988

Apocalyptic Vision In The Lord Of The Rings, J. R. Wytenbroek

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Sees many parallels between events described in Revelation and those in The Lord of the Rings. In particular, sees Aragorn as a type of the Christ of the Apocalypse.