Slaves of the ring: Tolkien's political unconscious

Ishay Landa

doi:10.1163/15692060260474396

Slaves of the ring: Tolkien's political unconscious

Ishay Landa

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Demonstrates how J.R.R. Tolkien's work actually furnishes a fabulous, almost textbook illustration of Fredric Jameson's theses. Nature of the historical crisis unfolding in the world of Tolkien's stories; Analysis of the films 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-133
Number of pages	21
Journal	Historical Materialism
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15692060260474396
State	Published - 5 Dec 2002

Keywords

TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
JAMESON, Fredric, 1934-
LORD of the Rings book series
HOBBIT, The (Book : Tolkien)

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