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A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918 (edizione 2017)
The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence-and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict.… (altro)
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914–1918 di Joseph Loconte
I found the (brief) exposition about the religious and philosophical position prior to the war interesting. And I hadn't realized how close Tolkien and Lewis were or that they'd both served in France. ( )
This book is definitely worth reading, for anyone who has enjoyed either of the books, or any books, by the authors referenced in the title. Loconte has many insights into the Great War of 1914-18 and how surviving it was a formative experience for Tolkien and Lewis. Just one example: I've read many books that (possibly cribbing from each other) assert that Mordor was influenced, primarily, by the industrialization of England in the early 20th century, which never seemed an adequate explanation. Loconte draws the parallel, which one immediately sees as true, with the wasteland of France and Flanders during the War. Of course. The Shire in its new-and-improved Sarumaniac glory was the place influenced by industrialization. There are many, many other ways in which the War and the experience of battle are expressed in many of Lewis's and Tolkien's books. A hobbit, a wardrobe and a Great War is a book to reread. ( )
I did not know how great an impact the war had on Tolkien and Lewis. Very interesting. There's also a great deal about The Great War itself - and an account of the spiritual and philosophical climate before and after the war. In the last part of the book, Joseph Loconte sums up some major themes from LOTR and the Narnia Chronicles. ( )
A nice documentary-style book, but comes across as thematically repetitive and stretched thin over the same few points, and perhaps could have benefitted from tighter editing. Quite informative all the same. ( )
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The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combabants adn their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern wars in the utter rughlessness with shich it was fought. All the horros of all the ages were brought together and not only armies but whole populations were thrust into the midst of them. -- Winston Churchill, "The World Crisis, 1911-1918"
Men whom the trenches cast into intimacy entered into bonds of mutual dependency and sacrifice of self stronger than any of the friendships made in peace and better times. That is the ultimate mystery of the First World War. If we could understand its loves, as well as its hates, we would be nearer to understanding the mystery of human life. -- John Kegan, "The First World War"
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet nothwithstanding, go out to meet it. -- Thucydides, "History of the Peloponnesian War"
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For Mom and Dad, who first taught me courage; for my grandparents, who endured the Great War; and for the children of Ventotene
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[Introduction] In the throes of one of the most destructive and dehumanizing wars in world history, something extaordinay occurred, never to be repeated.
On May 13, 1901, three months ater joining Parliament, twenty-six-year-old Winston Churchill rises to deliver a rebuke to his Consevative Party colleaues in the House of Commons.
[A Remembrance] One of the greata satisfactions of working on this book was learning more about how the First World War affected the lives of ordinary soldiers and their families--including my own family history.
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[Introduction] I love only that which they defend.
The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence-and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict.
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