lord of the rings
Subtitle: the mythology of power
By: Jane Chance.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973.; Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 -- Political and social views.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Political fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Power (Social sciences) in literature.; Middle Earth (Imaginary place); Myth in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-[152]) and index.
Table of contents: value: Chronology : J.R.R. Tolkien's life and works; value: Introduction : a voice for the dispossessed; value: "Queer" hobbits : the problem of difference in the Shire; value: The political hobbit : The fellowship of the ring; value: Knowledge, language, and power : The two towers; value: Power and the community : The return of the king; value: Conclusion : heroic narrative and the power of structure.