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Tolkiens theology of beauty [electronic resource] : majesty, simplicity, and transcendence in Middle-earth / Lisa Coutras.

9781137553454 (electronic book)
1137553456 (electronic book)
1137553448
9781137553447

London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

English

1 online resource (xvii, 279 pages).

10.1057/978-1-137-55345-4 doi

PR6039.O32

823/.912

In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkienℓ́ℓs narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkienℓ́ℓs writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R. Tolkienℓ́ℓs Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies to the need for a unifying interpretive lens. The fact that Tolkien saw his own writing as ℓ́ℓreligiousℓ́ℓ and ℓ́ℓCatholic,ℓ́ℓ yet was preoccupied with pagan mythology, nature, language, and evil, suggests that these areas were wholly integrated with his Christian worldview. Tolkienℓ́ℓs Theology of Beauty examines six structural elements, demonstrating that the authorℓ́ℓs Christianity is deeply embedded in the narrative framework of his creative imagination. .

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