Modern Heroism : Essays on D. H. Lawrence, William Empson, and J. R. R. Tolkien
Berkeley : University of California Press, 1973. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #405069
ISBN: 0520022084
Physical description; 261 pages. 22.5 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. D.H. Lawrence, 1910-1916 -- III. The Achievement of William Empson -- IV. Tolkien and Frodo Baggins -- V. Afterword -- Index. Subjects; Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930 Criticism and interpretation. Empson, William 1906-1984 Criticism and interpretation. Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Criticism and interpretation. Courage in literature. English literature. Heroes in literature.
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