Document Type
Paper
Abstract
Describes five “laws” underlying Tolkien’s Middle-earth and how the action of The Lord of the Rings proceeds logically from them: the cosmos is ultimately providential; the result of an action is influenced by its intent; moral and magical laws are as important as physical laws; states of mind influence physical reality; and experience is the realization of proverbial truth or romantic convention.
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Recommended Citation
Helms, Randel
(1971)
"The Structure and Aesthetic of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings,"
Mythopoeic Society Seminar Proceedings: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythpro/vol1/iss2/2
