Essays about: "Ainur Elmgren"

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  1. 1. The Image of the Enemy - An Issue of Race and Class in the Works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Ainur Elmgren; [2002]
    Keywords : Othering; the Other; enemy images; fantasy; fantastic literature; race; mythology; Anglo-Saxonism; intellectuals; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Lord of the Rings has been denounced as carrying a black-and-white fairytale moral, with forces of Good (light, freedom, beauty) fighting Forces of Evil (darkness, tyranny, ugliness) Many writers argue that the battle between the forces of Good and Evil is a reflection of Tolkien's strong Christian beliefs. Others see in the battle between Light and Darkness a reflection of the never-ending struggle between order and chaos in old Norse mythology. READ MORE