Hobbit Virtues - by Christopher A Snyder (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Tolkien's works resonate with so many readers in part because Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin demonstrate classical, Judeo-Christian, medieval, and even Hindu and Confucian virtues. Tolkien ennobles the small, the humble, and the marginalized in his Middle-earth writings and presents leaders who are hesitant to exercise power, are courteous, and value wisdom and learning. Each chapter in Hobbit Virtues consists of a wide-ranging discussion of a single virtue, exemplified by a character in Middle-earth, explaining its philosophical or theological roots and how the virtue is still relevant in a modern democracy"--Dust jacket flap.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A response to our fractured political discourse, <i>Hobbit Virtues</i> speaks to the importance of "virtue ethics" by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien--with particular attention to his hobbits.</b> <p/>Tolkien's works resonate with so many readers in part because Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin demonstrate Classical, Judeo-Christian, Medieval, and even Hindu and Confucian virtues. <p/>Tolkien ennobles the small, the humble, and the marginalized in his Middle-earth writings and presents leaders who are hesitant to exercise power, are courteous, and value wisdom and learning. Each chapter in <i>Hobbit Virtues</i>consists of a wide-ranging discussion of a single virtue, exemplified by a character in Middle-earth, explaining its philosophical or theological roots and how the virtue is still relevant in a modern democracy. It will also include appendices where readers can find passages in Tolkien's and Lewis's works that discuss virtue ethics, and a glossary of virtues from ancient to modern, East to West. <p/>Tolkien's readers come from many different religious and secular backgrounds and the pleasure and profundity of <i>Hobbit Virtues</i> is that mutual respect for public virtues is, especially now, necessary for a well-functioning pluralistic society.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A triumphal tour de force of intellectual, cultural, biographical, and emotional historicism, Snyder accomplishes the rarest of reading pleasures."--Mary Matalin, New York Times bestselling author of Love & War [praise for 'Gatsby's Oxford']<br><br>"Entertaining and informative. A work of popular scholarship that reminds us that <i>The Great Gatsby</i> more than lived up to Fitzgerald's initial intention."--Michael Dirda, The Washington Post [praise for [Gatsby's Oxford']<br><br>"Tolkien scholar Christopher Snyder has created a window revealing some wonderful perspectives within <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>: the role of virtue ethics within the narrative. These insights reverberate mightily both through their philosophical insight but also through their theological dimensions. Snyder uses his approach to open up another serious way to understand the resonances of Tolkien's monumental work. Snyder writes in a style that is both accessible and pithy. It should be of interest to both scholars and the general reader. This is a book you should buy."--Michael Boylan, Professor of Philosophy, Marymount University<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Christopher A. Snyder</b> is Founding Dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford in England. He is the author of <i>The Making of Middle-earth: A New Look Inside the World of J.R.R. Tolkien</i> and <i>Gatsby's Oxford: Scott, Zelda, and the Jazz Age Invasion of Britain: 1904-1929</i>.
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