Tolkien and Modernity 1 (Cormare Series, No. 9)

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
1 Tolkien: A Man of His Time?......Page 14
2 Against Stereotype: Éowyn and Lúthien as 20th Century Women......Page 44
3 Politically Incorect: Tolkien, Women and Feminism......Page 68
4 J.R.R. Tolkien: A Simplicity Between 'Truly Earthy' and the 'Absolutely Modern'......Page 90
5 The Maker's Will... Fulfilled?......Page 124
6 Brief Considerations on Determinism in Reality and Fiction......Page 148
7 "Man does as he is when he may do as he wishes": The Perennial Modernity of Free Will......Page 158
8 Freedom and Providence as Anti-Modern Elements?......Page 190
9 Democracy in Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings from a Socio-Political Perspective......Page 220
Index......Page 250
Walking Tree Publishers......Page 260
Back Cover......Page 262