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On Eagles' Wings: An Exploration of Eucatastrophe in Tolkien's Fantasy

On Eagles' Wings: An Exploration of Eucatastrophe in Tolkien's Fantasy - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Anna ThayerPublish date:2016-09-23Pages:156
Language:EnglishPublisher:Luna Press PublishingISBN-13:9781911143079ISBN-10:1911143077UPC:9781911143079Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Science Fiction & Fantasy, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.00 x 5.00 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SCRV379R7W

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.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Luna Press PublishingISBN-13:9781911143079ISBN-10:1911143077UPC:9781911143079Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Science Fiction & Fantasy, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.00 x 5.00 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SCRV379R7W
Publisher: Luna Press Publishing

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Anna Thayer

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