cultural critical phenomenon assessment

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Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon, 2nd Edition

4 reviews
Brian Rosebury

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

A true modernist literary criticism of Tolkien
A lucid, insightful, sympathetic discussion of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" as a 20th-century novel with the values appropriate to canonical 20th-century novels. To Rosebury, Tolkien has flaws but is a significant, though not great, literary figure with much to offer. His other work is also discussed, as is his place in literature. Most of his argument is that there is no excuse for critics ...

Art and Desire: A Study in the Aesthetics of Fiction
Brian Rosebury

Palgrave Macmillan, 1988

Tolkien: A Critical Assessment

1 review
Brian Rosebury

Palgrave Macmillan, 1992

A Sober And Accessible Critical Analysis of Tolkien
Brian Rosebury's Tolkien: A Critical Assessment is quite simply the finest extended critical work dealing with J. R. R. Tolkien. Rosebury sidesteps the twin hazards of Tolkien reviewing: cultish adulation and dismissive belittling. Instead he examines where Tolkien suceeds and where he fails. He pays attention to specific language and descriptive strategies that Tolkien employs while also ...