Tom Shippey, one of the leading Tolkien researchers, argues that it “must be the creation of Middle-earth itself” 3 which inspires so many to read it. 1 But how can the success of a fantasy book be explained in a time without media hype, omnipresent advertisement and internet reviews? It must be love at first sight, a “genuine, sincere, popular response” 2 from its readers. At least if one were to look at the amount of sold copies, numbering over a staggering 150 million. The Lord of the Rings is, in many regards, the best book ever written. Haldir, The Fellowship of the Ring The Book of the Century “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” The Good, the Evil and the Wild: The ‘Race(s)’ of Men An Unlikely Friendship: The Relationship of Elves and Dwarvesģ.6. Good West? The Geographical Layer of Racismģ.5. A Short History of Racism in Tolkien’s TimeĬhapter II: Race and Colour in The Lord of the RingsĬhapter III: Approaches to Race in Middle-Earthģ.3. Chapter I: Theoretical Framework and Tolkienġ.1.
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