A Tolkien Compass: Including J. R. R. Tolkien's Guide to the Names in The Lord of the RingsJared Lobdell The structure, content, and character of Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are dealt with in ten critical essays. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Psychological Journey of Bilbo Baggins | 27 |
The Fairytale Morality of The Lord of the Rings | 41 |
The Corruption of Power | 55 |
The Image of Man in Tolkien | 67 |
The Interlace Structure of The Lord of the Rings | 75 |
Narrative Pattern in The Fellowship of the Ring | 93 |
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