{"product_id":"tolkien-and-alterity-christopher-vaccaro-9783319869858","title":"Tolkien and Alterity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exciting collection of essays explores the role of the Other in Tolkien's fiction, his life, and the pertinent criticism. It critically examines issues of gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, language, and identity in \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, \u003c\/i\u003e and lesser-known works by Tolkien. The chapters consider characters such as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Saruman, ﾉowyn, and the Orcs as well as discussions of how language and identity function in the source texts. The analysis of Tolkien's work is set against an examination of his life, personal writing, and beliefs. Each essay takes as its central position the idea that how Tolkien responds to that which is different, to that which is \"Other,\" serves as a register of his ethics and moral philosophy. In the aggregate, they provide evidence of Tolkien's acceptance of alterity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Vaccaro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 331986985X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319869858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.60d","brand":"Christopher Vaccaro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991326163199,"sku":"9783319869858","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22d240fa-8392-4474-ba4c-83997c379679.jpg?v=1683309659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tolkien-and-alterity-christopher-vaccaro-9783319869858","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}