Cardinal Vices in Middle-earth

I haven’t been active on the site for quite some time. But now I can finally show what I’ve been working on finishing in that time:

After 9 years since I started my research into the topic, my book on Tolkien’s depiction of virtues and vices in Middle-earth is finally out!

Here is the abstract:

This book analyses Tolkien’s approach to the depiction of vices and virtues in three Middle-earth works, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. While providing a general synthetising overview of up-to-date research in the topic, its uniqueness consists in the fact that it goes beyond what has yet been written in the field by attempting to present a complex comparative analysis of the role of the seven cardinal vices and their opposing virtues as recognised by the Catholic Church in the three Tolkien’s works. This book has a threefold aim. The first is to determine how much Tolkien’s depiction of vices and virtues is concordant with their theological understanding. The second is to explore to what extent, in depicting them, Tolkien adhered to the principles of his own theory of sub-creation and the theology of fantasy. And the third is to investigate the differences and similarities in the depiction of the vices and virtues between his three major works.

The book is available for purchase both in hard back and e-book form at: https://www.peterlang.com/document/1610978

Besides research work, I also dabble into poetry, having published two bilingual collections that you can buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/tuilinn

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