Lord of the elves and eldils: Fantasy and Philosophy in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Elves and Eldils is a fascinating look at the fantasy and philosophy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien. The two men were friends and fellow professors at Oxford, renowned Christian thinkers who both "found it necessary to create for the purposes of their fiction other worlds-not utopias...
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Lord of the Elves and Eldils is a fascinating look at the fantasy and philosophy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien. The two men were friends and fellow professors at Oxford, renowned Christian thinkers who both "found it necessary to create for the purposes of their fiction other worlds-not utopias or dystopias, but different worlds."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781586170844 (1586170848)
Publish date: November 1st 2006
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
Warning: this book will cause you to read (or re-read) other books.Ever since I finished this book, I have been itching to read C.S. Lewis's "space trilogy", as well as get my copy of "The Hobbit" back from my friend, so I can start reading it to my children."Lord of the Elves and Eldils" does an e...