Fantasy Literature and Christianity: Morality in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit

Pavić, Sanja

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Fantasy Literature and Christianity: Morality in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit

2016. urn:nbn:hr:142:346809

Pavić, Sanja

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Pavić, S. (2016). Fantasy Literature and Christianity: Morality in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:346809

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Pavić S. Fantasy Literature and Christianity: Morality in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2016 [cited 2024 April 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:346809

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Title	Fantasy Literature and Christianity: Morality in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit
Title (croatian)	Kršćanski elementi u fantastičnoj književnosti: pitanja morala u "Gospodaru prstenova" i "Hobbitu" J. R. R. Tolkiena
Author	Sanja Pavić
Mentor	Ljubica Matek (mentor)
Committee member	Jasna Poljak Rehlicki (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Ljubica Matek (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Jadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2016-09-12, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Theory and History of Literature
Abstract	J. R. R. Tolkien is widely considered to be the father of modern fantasy. His efforts to prove to his readers that fairy stories do not belong exclusively to childrens literature and his revolutionary style of creating the myths in his stories have paved the way for many other contemporary fantasy novels. He has incorporated his devout Christian beliefs into his stories and characters, which captivate numerous readers even decades after his death. Tolkien believed that the only true myth is the Gospel and that all any author can do is simply try to recreate such perfection in his own work. Even though he disliked allegory, Christian influence on his work is clearly evident, especially in the creation myth at the beginning of The Silmarillion. Using his characters, Tolkien demonstrates the importance of some of the essential values of Christian doctrine: pity, mercy, forgiveness, remorse, belief in a Divine power, the importance of friendship, and the significance of hope. This paper analyses and identifies the examples of those values in Tolkiens works and focuses on the morality of his characters in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:346809
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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