Tree of tales : Tolkien, literature, and theology / edited by Trevor Hart and Ivan Khovacs. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007. - xii, 132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-125) and index.

Tolkien, St. Andrews, and dragons -- The fairy story: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. lewis -- Tolkien's mythopoesis -- Tolkien, creation, and creativity -- Tolkien and the future of literary studies -- Tolkien and the surrendering of power -- Tolkien's Augustinian understanding of good and evil: why the Lord of the Rings is not Manichean.

9781932792645 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1932792643 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007007096


Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 --Philosophy.


Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
Theology in literature.

PR6039.O32 Z883 2007 / 14078

823/.912