Creation and Beauty in Tolkien's Catholic Vision

This book invites readers into Tolkien's world through the lens of a variety of philosophers, all of whom owe a rich debt to the Neoplatonic philosophical tradition. It places Tolkien's mythology against a wider backdrop of Catholic philosophy and asks serious questions about the nature of creation, the nature of God, what it means to be good, and the problem of evil. Halsall sets Tolkien alongside both his contemporaries and ancient authors, revealing his careful use of literary devices inspired by them to craft his own ""mythology for England.""

Author: Michael John Halsall
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 01/02/2020
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781532641114
ISBN10: 1532641117
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Literature & the Arts
- Philosophy | Religious
- Literary Criticism | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

About the Author
Michael Halsall is a Catholic priest and teaches Philosophy at Allen Hall, London.