J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances

Views of Middle-earth

AvGeorge Clark,Daniel Timmons

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Although Tolkien's literary works have, over the past few decades, attracted a considerable and varied body of criticism, much of this material is inaccessible, unreflective, and repetitive. Most criticism has concentrated on his sources and biographical influences, but such studies generally do not look beyond his interest in medieval literature. Nonetheless, Tolkien's writings have links and resonances with the whole of English literature from Old Norse traditions to contemporary literary thought. This book corrects a striking imbalance in Tolkien scholarship by placing his works within a larger literary context.The volume ranges over the entire history of English literature, including oral narrative tradition, Anglo-Saxon poetry, medieval romance, Renaissance poetics, 19th-century adventure stories, modern art, and contemporary fantasy. Each chapter is written by an expert contributor who demonstrates Tolkien's relation to an earlier literary movement and examines the literary resonances of his works from a variety of informed perspectives. By grounding Tolkien's writings within the larger canon of literature, the book argues that his works actually fall within the mainstream literary tradition.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313308451

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GEORGE CLARK is Professor Emeritus and Adjunct in English at Queen's University at Kingston. He has published a book on Beowulf and numerous scholarly articles.DANIEL TIMMONS is Communication Instructor at Ryerson Polytechnic University. He has published articles and reviews on Tolkien, William Golding, and the theory of the fantastic.

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Introduction by Daniel TimmonsTolkien the Bard: His Tale Grew in the Telling by C. W. Sullivan IIIThe Dragon-Lore of Middle-earth: Tolkien and Old English and Old Norse Tradition by Jonathan EvansJ.R.R. Tolkien and the True Hero by George ClarkTolkien's Versecraft in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Geoffrey RussomThe Monsters Are Talismans and Transgressions: Tolkien and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Roger C. SchlobinThe Sins of the Middle-earth: Tolkien's Use of Medieval Allegory by Charles W. NelsonIs Tolkien a Renaissance Man? Sir Phillips Sidney's Defense of Poetry and J.R.R. Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories" by Tanya Caroline WoodWeaving Nets of Gloom: "Darkness Profound" in Tolkien and Milton by Debbie SlyGagool and Gollum: Exemplars of Degeneration in King Solomon's Mines and The Hobbit by William N. Rogers II and Michael R. Underwood"Joy Beyond the Walls of the World": The Secondary World-Making of J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis by David SandnerTaking the Part of Trees: Eco-Conflict in Middle-earth by Verlyn FliegerWomen Fantasists: In the Shadow of the Ring by Faye RingelLoss Eternal in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth by W.A. SeniorOrcs, Wraiths, Wights: Tolkien's Images of Evil by Tom ShippeyBibliographyIndex