A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war : how J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918 / Joseph Loconte.
"The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis,"--Amazon.com.
For a generation of men and women, the First World War brought the end of innocence-- and the end of faith. Yet for J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia. Loconte shows how the two writers created works that gave an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780718021764
- ISBN: 0718021762
- ISBN: 9780718091453
- ISBN: 0718091450
- Physical Description: xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Funeral of a Great Myth -- Chapter 2: The Last Battle -- Chapter 3: In a Hole in the Ground There Lived a Hobbit -- Chapter 4: The Lion, the Witch, and the War -- Chapter 5: The Land of Shadow -- Chapter 6: That Hideous Strength -- Conclusion: The Return of the King -- Acknowledgments -- A Remembrance -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
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- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Religion.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Religion.
World War, 1914-1918.
Literature and society > England > History > 20th century.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 820.9 LOC (Text) | 36015000617882 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
