Tolkien, Self and Other: This Queer Creature

by Jane Chance

Book Overview

This book examines key points of J. R. R. Tolkien's life and writing career in relation to his views on humanism and feminism, particularly his sympathy for and toleration of those who are different, deemed unimportant, or marginalized--namely, the Other. Jane Chance argues such empathy derived from a variety of causes ranging from the loss of his parents during his early life to a consciousness of the injustice and violence in both World Wars. As...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349679860
• ISBN13: 9781349679867
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"