J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion - Hardcover

Purtill, Richard L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060667125 ISBN 13: 9780060667122

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1984

Synopsis

Examines Tolkien's use of religious ideas and myths, discusses the moral themes of the Ring trilogy, and looks at the treatment of free will, death, and miracles

About this title

Review:

Richard Purtill is both a clear and commonsensical philosopher and an accomplished fantasy writer. Discovering him is like meeting Strider in the Inn at Bree: we have found a Ranger, a reliable guide through Middle-earth. --Peter Kreeft, Author, C. S. Lewis for the Third Millenium

About the Author:

Richard Purtill is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, and the author of twenty published books, including seven fantasy and science fiction novels. He has made more than twenty visits to Greece, and lived several years in England. His stories have been published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Isaac Asimov s Science Fiction Magazine, Marion Zimmer Bradley s Fantasy Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock s Mystery Magazine, and The Year s Best Fantasy Stories. He is a popular presenter at conferences and conventions, and has been guest of honor at Mythcon in San Diego. He is a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Author s Guild, and the National Writer s Union.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0060667125
• ISBN 13: 9780060667122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 154