{"product_id":"war-for-middle-earth-loconte-hardcover","title":"War for Middle-earth (Loconte - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Joseph Loconte\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e: 9781400247936\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding\u003c\/b\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection\u003c\/b\u003e: Writing\/Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, historian Joseph Loconte explains how the catastrophe of World War II trans­formed the lives and literary imagination of Tolkien and Lewis. The mechanized slaughter of the First World War had created a storm of disillusionment with the political and religious ideals of Western civilization. The new ideologies of Modernism, communism, Nazism, and totalitarianism rushed to fill the vacuum. At stake was a contest between civilization and barbarism. Tolkien and Lewis sought each other out in friendship and threw themselves into the struggle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe War for Middle-earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores how their most beloved works—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Chron­icles of Narnia\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—were conceived in the shadow of the most devastating and dehumanizing war in history. Like no other authors of their age, Tolkien and Lewis used their imagi­nation to reclaim for their generation—and for ours—those deeds of valor and virtue and love that have always kept a lamp burning, even in the deepest darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Writing\/Books","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53255840432352,"sku":"Books:9781400247936n","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/814mQTHaptL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782778698","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/war-for-middle-earth-loconte-hardcover","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}