What is the central theme of The Lord of the Rings? J.R.R.
Tolkien's answer to this apparently simple question may surprise
some readers: "I do not think that even Power or Domination is the
real centre of my story ...] The real theme for me is about
something much more permanent and difficult: Death and Immortality"
(Letters no. 186). Despite this very clear statement, only a small
number of published studies have focused on these two themes. This
collection of essays by Italian scholars aims at filling this
lacuna in the critical scholarship. The nine papers, introduced by
Verlyn Flieger's preface, are the result of a two-year
interdisciplinary project that concentrated on death and
immortality and provide a fascinating, multi-facetted exploration
of these fundamental aspects of Tolkien's work.
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