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Tolkien's Perilous Beauty | Prof. David O'Connor

The Thomistic Institute

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Exploring the themes of danger and moral complexity in The Lord of the Rings through Tolkien's use of the word 'perilous' and Catholic imagery, while also examining cultural anxieties in 19th-century England regarding Catholicism.

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