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18 produkter
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
From Fairies to Hobbits
Av Dimitra Fimi
Häftad, 2008
358 kr
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Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises …
Sub-creating Arda
World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, its Precursors and its Legacies
Av Dimitra Fimi, Thomas M Honegger
Häftad, 2019
431 kr
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Secret Vice
Tolkien on Invented Languages
Av J. R. R. Tolkien, Dimitra Fimi m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
88 kr
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First ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones.This is an annotated edition of Tolkien’s seminal 1930s essay `A Secret Vice’, in which he first revealed his `vice’ …
Secret Vice
Tolkien on Invented Languages
Av J. R. R. Tolkien, Dimitra Fimi m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
133 kr
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First ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones. J.R.R. Tolkien’s linguistic invention was a fundamental part of his artistic output, to the extent that later on in …
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
From Fairies to Hobbits
Av Dimitra Fimi
Inbunden, 2008
1635 kr
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Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises …
Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children’s Fantasy
Idealization, Identity, Ideology
Av Dimitra Fimi
Inbunden, 2017
1510 kr
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Runner-up of the Katherine Briggs Folklore Award 2017Winner of the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Myth & Fantasy Studies 2019This book examines the creative uses of “Celtic” myth in contemporary fantasy written for children or young adults from the 1960s to the 2000s. Its scope ranges from …
Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children's Fantasy
Idealization, Identity, Ideology
Av Dimitra Fimi
E-bok, 2017
2133 kr
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Runner-up of the Katherine Briggs Folklore Award 2017 Winner of the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Myth & Fantasy Studies 2019 This book examines the creative uses of “Celtic” myth in contemporary fantasy written for children or young adults from the 1960s to the 2000s. Its scope ranges from …
Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder
Av Cristina Bacchilega, Pauline Greenhill m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1385 kr
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Exploring a range of international works such as films, streaming television series, a graphic novel, and a picture book, this open access book interrogates how, and to what extent, fairy tales are put to work for justice in the areas of environment and ecology, kinship and family, ability and …
Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder
Av Cristina Bacchilega, Pauline Greenhill m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
478 kr
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Exploring a range of international works such as films, streaming television series, a graphic novel, and a picture book, this open access book interrogates how, and to what extent, fairy tales are put to work for justice in the areas of environment and ecology, kinship and family, ability and …
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy
Av Dimitra Fimi, Alistair J. P. Sims
Inbunden, 2023
1466 kr
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Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as inspiration for the fantastic in modern and popular culture of the western world. Bringing together both …
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy
Av Dimitra Fimi, Alistair J. P. Sims
E-bok, 2023
468 kr
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Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as inspiration for the fantastic in modern and popular culture of the western world. Bringing together both …
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy
Av Dimitra Fimi, Alistair J. P. Sims
E-bok, 2023
458 kr
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Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as inspiration for the fantastic in modern and popular culture of the western world. Bringing together both …
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy
Av Dimitra Fimi, Alistair J. P. Sims
Häftad, 2024
494 kr
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Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as inspiration for the fantastic in modern and popular culture of the western world. Bringing together both …
Fanfiction as Queer Healing
Femslash Authorship and the Swan Queen Ship
Av Alice M. Chapman-Kelly, Matthew Sangster m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
415 kr
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Exploring the phenomenon of Femslash fanfiction (fan narratives that bring together heterosexual female characters from mainstream media and fiction), this book analyses fan-authored works as forms of literature worthy of studying at length. It examines the anti-racist, feminist, sapphic fan works …
Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc
Iconographies of Difference
Av Joel Merriner, Matthew Sangster m. fl.
Häftad, 2027
473 kr
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A comprehensive history and analysis of the Soviet illustrated editions of The Lord of the Rings published between 1981 and 1993, this book explores the production and reception of these works against a backdrop of oppressive state censorship, restrictive publishing practices and logistical …
Speculative Mimesis in Fantasy Literature
Rethinking Relations Between Fiction and Reality
Av Elise Kraatila, Matthew Sangster m. fl.
Häftad, 2027
473 kr
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With perceptions of reality in the 21st-century increasingly seen as pluralistic and a matter of interpretation, this open access book identifies fantasy literature as a uniquely and highly effective form of storytelling for engaging with our contemporary sense of reality in all its fluidity and …
Rabbit Underground
Contexts and Legacies of Watership Down
Av Catherine Butler, Dimitra Fimi
Inbunden, 2027
1275 kr
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Contributions by Douglas A. Anderson, Catherine Butler, Frances Critchley, Virginie Douglas, Vivienne Féasson, Dimitra Fimi, Frances Foster, Andrew Higgins, Kat J. Melia, Michael Mikesell, Amanda Potter, John D. Rateliff, Scott R. Robinson, SF Said, and Lisa Sainsbury Since its publication in 1972, …
Rabbit Underground
Contexts and Legacies of Watership Down
Av Catherine Butler, Dimitra Fimi
Häftad, 2027
351 kr
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Contributions by Douglas A. Anderson, Catherine Butler, Frances Critchley, Virginie Douglas, Vivienne Féasson, Dimitra Fimi, Frances Foster, Andrew Higgins, Kat J. Melia, Michael Mikesell, Amanda Potter, John D. Rateliff, Scott R. Robinson, SF Said, and Lisa SainsburySince its publication in 1972, …
