Article Title
Abstract
Examines the tension between the theme of loss underlying so much of the content of The Lord of the Rings, and the enchantment of the form of the work; the balance between the two generates a melancholy beauty that brings readers back to the book over and over again. Tolkien’s own biography is used as an example of this balance of loss and enchantment playing out in real life.
Recommended Citation
Rosegrant, John
(2015)
"Tolkien's Dialogue Between Enchantment and Loss,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 33
:
No.
2
, Article 11.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol33/iss2/11