The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
0007522932 | Format: PDF
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Description
- Hardcover
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007522932
- ISBN-13: 978-0007522934
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 5.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
I first read the Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit in 1969 at age 21. It helped to form my pattern of basic reading interest for years; I've re-read it aloud to my teenage daughters & son. (I've since gone on to complete a Masters in Education, and still find it marvelous reading!) My children loved it, of course! In reviewing some other readers' comments, I must say, it never occurred to me that Tolkien might be racist. I think THAT reader needs to get a grip and stop feeling sorry for him/herself because of his/her ethnicity! There are more races portrayed in the Trilogy than I believe that reader probably could conceive -- many of them very positively represented. Sauron, himself, wasn't human -- and physically, not a LIVING being at all. The characters are VERY well developed, along with their histories, their cultural background and the World of Middle Earth, generally. The reader who cast aspertions on Tolkien, lumping him in with Eddings, etc., apparently doesn't value fantasy writing as a genre. Eddings is a very fine writer also. I believe it helps to be in touch with your own youthful spirit, and have some inclination toward the pursuit of spiritual growth to appreciate to scope of this myth. Tolkien spoke to the heart, as much as, perhaps more than simply spinning a good adventure yarn -- altho' the Trilogy is certainly that, as well. To get at the kernal of Tolkien's truth, you MUST read The Silmarllion, which contains the ontological basis of the entire Rings works. His creation myth in The Silmarillion clarifies the basis for the conflict between Sauron and Gandalf (who are, not surprisingly, equals of the same race of beings -- not human at all), and the seeds for the entire epic battle.
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