{"product_id":"pity-power-and-tolkiens-ring-to-rule-the-fate-of-many-paperback-softback-9781606354711","title":"Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring; To Rule the Fate of Many (Paperback \/ softback) 9781606354711","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTo Rule the Fate of Many\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas P. Hillman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781606354711\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.174 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tom Hillman brings compassion—and a wealth of knowledge—to this analysis of Tolkien's use of pity in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/em\u003e Scholars, students, and fans will learn from it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Verlyn Flieger, author of \u003cem\u003eSplintered Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Question of Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas Hillman gives the finest sustained close reading that \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/em\u003ehas ever received. Hillman examines how pity, as a concept and sentiment, manifests itself in the actions of Frodo and others as they struggle with the uncanny, malevolent lure of the One Ring.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Nicholas Birns, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hillman's study of Tolkien is both timely and timeless. Timely, because events in our world seem to be mirroring what Tolkien saw around him as he wrote and revised his masterpiece. Timeless, because Hillman's insights, despite being entirely original, are the kinds of observations that make you think 'Of course! How did I not think of that?' and forever change your understanding of a work you thought you knew.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael D. C. Drout, Wheaton College, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlluminating the central struggle in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e to deepen understanding of the whole of Tolkien's legendarium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable work of close reading and analysis, Thomas P. Hillman gets to the heart of the tension between pity and the desire for power in J. R. R. Tolkien's \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e. As the book traces the entangled story of the One Ring and its effects, we come to understand Tolkien's central paradox: while pity is necessary for destroying the Ring, it cannot save the Ring-bearer from the Ring's lies and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn composing \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, Tolkien explored the power of the Ring and the seeming powerlessness of pity. All the themes his mythology had come to encompass—death and immortality, fate and free will, divine justice and the problem of evil, power and war—took on a new dimension in the journey of Frodo Baggins. Hillman's attention to specific etymologies and patterns of words used in the text, complemented by his judicious use of Tolkien's letters, earlier drafts of the novels, and Tolkien's essays, leads to illuminating and original insights. Instead of turning his interpretation to allegory or apologetics, Hillman demonstrates how the story works metaphorically, allowing Tolkien to embrace both Catholic views and pagan mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this fresh understanding of familiar material, \u003cem\u003ePity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring\u003c\/em\u003e will ignite new discussions and deeper appreciation among Tolkien readers and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656081174808,"sku":"9781606354711","price":27.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pity-power-and-tolkiens-ring-to-rule-the-fate-of-many-paperback-softback-9781606354711","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}