Tolkien, Enchantment, and Loss
Tolkien's enchanted worldview as literary form and as psychological struggleFocusing on the themes of enchantment and loss in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, this unique study incorporates elements…
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Tolkien's enchanted worldview as literary form and as psychological struggleFocusing on the themes of enchantment and loss in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, this unique study incorporates elements of developmental psychology to explore both Tolkien's life and art, deepening our understanding of the interrelationship between his biography and writing.As John Rosegrant relates, Tolkien's early years saw a good deal of trauma: the loss of both parents, serious illness, poverty, and battlefield action during World War I, including the loss of close friends. Yet he presents an enchanted worldview in the stories of Middle-earth, and that tension between enchantment and disenchantment--as it results from significant trauma and loss--lies at the very heart of Tolkien's creative endeavors.In short, Tolkien's creative effort can be understood,
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