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A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war : how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918 / Joseph Loconte.

"The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis -- The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the en...

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Main Author: Loconte, Joe, 1961- (Author)
Other title:How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015]
Subjects:
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Religion.
Lewis, C. S. > (Clive Staples), > 1898-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. > (Clive Staples), > 1898-1963 > Religion.
World War, 1914-1918.
Literature and society > England > History > 20th century.
Lewis, C. S. > (Clive Staples), > 1898-1963.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973.
World War (1914-1918)
Literature and society.
Religion.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The funeral of a great myth
  • The last battle
  • In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit
  • The lion, the witch, and the war
  • The land of shadow
  • That hideous strength
  • Conclusion: The Return of the King.

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