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You have to know Professor Helms
I took a couple of courses from Professor Helms in the early 1990s, a good twenty or so years AFTER he wrote these books. What the reader has to know going into this work is that Professor Helms teaches a course on Biblical Backgrounds of Literature and has written a wonderful book entitled Gospel Fiction. Helms's slant is not Christian, per se, but he does analyze...
Published on April 1, 2004 by one of several random reviewers
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Tolkien and the Silmarils
I'm afraid I found this literary study of the Silmarillion rather slight. It seemed focused on shoehorning the Bible into every aspect of the work, while mentioning only in passing or not at all influences such as Volsungssaga/Nibelungenlied, Voluspa, and classical myth. The most interesting aspect of the story for me, the tragedy of Feanor and his sons, is not the...
Published on March 25, 2003 by K. Freeman
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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You have to know Professor Helms,
By one of several random reviewers (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tolkien and the Silmarils (Hardcover)
I took a couple of courses from Professor Helms in the early 1990s, a good twenty or so years AFTER he wrote these books. What the reader has to know going into this work is that Professor Helms teaches a course on Biblical Backgrounds of Literature and has written a wonderful book entitled Gospel Fiction. Helms's slant is not Christian, per se, but he does analyze Tolkien through the lens of the New Testament and the Hebrew Bible. Plus, he is one of the greatest college professors I ever had.
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This review is from: Tolkien and the Silmarils (Hardcover)
I'm afraid I found this literary study of the Silmarillion rather slight. It seemed focused on shoehorning the Bible into every aspect of the work, while mentioning only in passing or not at all influences such as Volsungssaga/Nibelungenlied, Voluspa, and classical myth.The most interesting aspect of the story for me, the tragedy of Feanor and his sons, is not the aspect which most interests Helms--very well. But an exegesis that offers no analysis of the Quenta's conclusion, the fates of Maedhros and Maglor, seems strange. Suffice to say I didn't get much out of this. |
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Tolkien and the Silmarils by Randel Helms (Hardcover - March 16, 1981)
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