Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages

J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in understanding the intersection between traditionalist and counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and their contested literary significance in the academy.

• Author
• Jane Chance, Alfred Siewers

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 264

• Series
• The New Middle Ages

• Publisher
• Palgrave Macmillan

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781403969736

• Genres
• literature, history

• Release date
• 2005