{"product_id":"in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil-9781954887022","title":"In the House of Tom Bombadil","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat is Tom Bombadil doing in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings ? His bright blue coat and yellow boots seem out of place with the grandeur of the rest of the narrative.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Some of the best insights ever made about J.R.R. Tolkien's invented world or, frankly, about 20th-century literature.... Here is a book of intense wisdom and penetrating thought.\" Bradley J. Birzer, author of \u003ci\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, C.R. Wiley shows that Tom is not an afterthought but Tolkien's way of making a profoundly important point. Tolkien once wrote, \"[Tom Bombadil] represents something that I feel important, though I would not be prepared to analyze the feeling precisely. I would not, however, have left him in, if he did not have some kind of function.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry are a small glimpse of the perfect beauty, harmony, and happy ending that we all yearn for in our hearts. To understand Tom Bombadil is to understand more of Tolkien and his deeply Christian vision of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. R. Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.77h x 5.79w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954887022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447024128137,"sku":"9781954887022","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2295d09f-1b61-4fe7-b214-4784778a098a.jpg?v=1716236228","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil-9781954887022","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}