The Mirror of Desire Unbidden: Retrieving the Imago Dei in Tolkien and Late Medieval English Literature connects Tolkien's theory of Fantasy and his removal of adultery with late Middle English literature to retrieve the female Imago Dei.

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Giovanni Carmine Costabile (MPhil) is an independent researcher, teacher, translator, and writer. His articles and notes are published in several academic journals and he contributes chapters to collections dedicated to Medieval Studies, Fantasy and Tolkien. He translated several volumes, both non-fiction and fiction.

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PART ONE: A HISTORY OF PHANTASIA (1000 BCE - 1300 CE)

PART TWO: FANTASIE AND FAIERIE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN TOLKIEN