The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien
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The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium(75 Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)

The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium(75 Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)


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J. R. R. Tolkien is arguably the most influential fantasy writer of all time--his world building and epic mythology have changed Western audiences' imaginations and the entire fantasy genre. This book is the first wide-ranging Christian Platonic reading on Tolkien's fiction. This analysis, written for scholars and general Tolkien enthusiasts alike, discusses how his fiction is constructed on levels of language, myth and textuality that have a background in the Greek philosopher Plato's texts and early Christian philosophy influenced by Plato. It discusses the concepts of ideal and real, creation and existence, and fall and struggle as central elements of Tolkien's fiction, focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth. Reading Tolkien's fiction as a depiction of ideal and real, from the vision of creation to the process of realization, illuminates a part of Tolkien's aesthetics and mythology that previous studies have overlooked.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Construction of Mythology On Constructive Mythopoeics A Fictional Mythology Dedicated to England Speculative Historical Epic Myth and Genre 2. Creation and Existence The Song of Ainur: Christian Platonic Creation Myth in The Silmarillion Cosmology and the Chain of Being Tolkien’s Christian Platonic Mythopoeics Concerning Sidney and Coleridge The Philosophy of Afterlife The Inklings and the Power of Words 3. Fall and Struggle Long Defeat Mythopoeic Allegories Mythic and Biblical Heroes The Fall: Númenor as an Atlantis Myth The Struggle: The One Ring and the Ring Motif Conclusion Notes Works Consulted Index

About the Author :
Jyrki Korpua is a teacher and researcher at the University of Turku and the University of Oulu, Finland. He has edited 20+ special issues of journals and published more than 20 articles on literature, video games, graphic novels, and film studies. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781476672885
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 202
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 272 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1476672881
  • Publisher Date: 24 May 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 202
  • Series Title: 75 Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • Sub Title: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium
  • Width: 152 mm


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