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
Publication Information
Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015]
Physical Description
xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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.
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.
Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Literature and society > England > History > 20th century.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Religion.
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Religion.