Overview: Combines biography, archival research, and literary analysis to paint a complicated and comprehensive picture of Tolkien.Delves into a vast body of material including Tolkien‘s medieval adaptations, lThis book examines key points of J. R. R. Tolkien’s life and writing career in relation to his views on humanism and feminism, particularly his sympathy for and toleration of those who are different, deemed unimportant, or marginalized—namely, the Other. Jane Chance argues such empathy derived from a variety of causes ranging from the loss of his parents during his early life to a consci
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