The body in Tolkien's legendarium essays on Middle-earth corporeality /

"The timely collection of essays is thematically unified around the subject of corporeality. Its theoretical underpinnings emerge out of feminist, foucauldian, patristic and queer hermeneutics. While Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is central to most analyses, authors also cover The Hobbit...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Vaccaro, Christopher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"The timely collection of essays is thematically unified around the subject of corporeality. Its theoretical underpinnings emerge out of feminist, foucauldian, patristic and queer hermeneutics. While Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is central to most analyses, authors also cover The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and material in The History of Middle-earth"--
Physical Description:vii, 190 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.