Tolkien and the Legacy of World War I
Robbie Park
‘An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience…’ – J.R.R. Tolkien
How did Tolkien’s wartime experiences affect his writing? Exploring Tolkien’s harrowing experiences of World War I, Robbie Park charts Tolkien’s military career, the impact of loss and grief, and the redemptive power of eucatastrophe to overcome the horror of the trenches.
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