Alison Milbank lectures in Literature and Theology at the University of Nottingham, UK. She was formerly John Rylands Research Institute Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK, and taught at the Universities of Cambridge, UK, Middlesex, UK, and Virginia, USA.

"'The fictional worlds of Chesterton and Tolkien are not only theological but also deeply Augustinian: they show us universes in which creatures exchange gifts with one another and with God. So argues Alison Milbank, with verve and brilliance, in this finely conceived and beautifully written book.' Kevin Hart, The University of Virginia 'A fascinating discussion of the moral obligations implicit in Tolkien's world... a stimulating read.' The Tablet"

• Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Fairies, Fusiliers and Thomists; Part 1: Poetics; Chapter 1: Making Strange: The Fantastic; Chapter 2: The Grotesque; Chapter 3: Paradox and Riddles; Part 2: Praxis; Chapter 4: Fairy Economics: Gift-Exchange; Chapter 5: Fairy Poetics: Make Believe; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Alison Milbank lectures in Literature and Theology at the University of Nottingham, UK. She was formerly John Rylands Research Institute Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK, and taught at the Universities of Cambridge, UK, Middlesex, UK, and Virginia, USA.

"'The fictional worlds of Chesterton and Tolkien are not only theological but also deeply Augustinian: they show us universes in which creatures exchange gifts with one another and with God. So argues Alison Milbank, with verve and brilliance, in this finely conceived and beautifully written book.' Kevin Hart, The University of Virginia 'A fascinating discussion of the moral obligations implicit in Tolkien's world... a stimulating read.' The Tablet"

• Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Fairies, Fusiliers and Thomists; Part 1: Poetics; Chapter 1: Making Strange: The Fantastic; Chapter 2: The Grotesque; Chapter 3: Paradox and Riddles; Part 2: Praxis; Chapter 4: Fairy Economics: Gift-Exchange; Chapter 5: Fairy Poetics: Make Believe; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Alison Milbank lectures in Literature and Theology at the University of Nottingham, UK. She was formerly John Rylands Research Institute Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK, and taught at the Universities of Cambridge, UK, Middlesex, UK, and Virginia, USA.

"'The fictional worlds of Chesterton and Tolkien are not only theological but also deeply Augustinian: they show us universes in which creatures exchange gifts with one another and with God. So argues Alison Milbank, with verve and brilliance, in this finely conceived and beautifully written book.' Kevin Hart, The University of Virginia 'A fascinating discussion of the moral obligations implicit in Tolkien's world... a stimulating read.' The Tablet"

• Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Fairies, Fusiliers and Thomists; Part 1: Poetics; Chapter 1: Making Strange: The Fantastic; Chapter 2: The Grotesque; Chapter 3: Paradox and Riddles; Part 2: Praxis; Chapter 4: Fairy Economics: Gift-Exchange; Chapter 5: Fairy Poetics: Make Believe; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.