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The Resource 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

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

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  • "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
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • The funeral of a great myth
  • The last battle
  • In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit
  • The lion, the witch, and the war
  • The land of shadow
  • That hideous strength
  • Conclusion: The Return of the King
Isbn
9780718091453
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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
Title
A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war
Title remainder
how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918
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Joseph Loconte
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "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
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1961-
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Loconte, Joe
Dewey number
  • 823.912
  • 823
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
PR6039.O32
LC item number
Z6916 2015
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Tolkien, J. R. R.
  • Tolkien, J. R. R.
  • Lewis, C. S.
  • Lewis, C. S.
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Literature and society
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Literature and society
  • Lewis, C. S.
  • Tolkien, J. R. R.
  • Literature and society
  • Religion
  • England
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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
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and index
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  • nc
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
The funeral of a great myth -- The last battle -- In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit -- The lion, the witch, and the war -- The land of shadow -- That hideous strength -- Conclusion: The Return of the King
Control code
ocn910568768
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780718091453
Lccn
2015930874
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
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
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The funeral of a great myth -- The last battle -- In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit -- The lion, the witch, and the war -- The land of shadow -- That hideous strength -- Conclusion: The Return of the King
Control code
ocn910568768
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780718091453
Lccn
2015930874
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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illustrations

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