Opis: J.R.R. Tolkien - G Clark

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 mediaeval literature. Nonetheless, Tolkien's writings have links and resonances with the whole English literature from Old Norse traditions to contemporary literary thought. This book seeks to correct 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, mediaeval 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. .,."this collection is a thoughtful and rich resource...for scholars interested in the literary history with which Tolkien drew and to which he contributed, these essays provide an intriguing range of insights that should enrich the Tolkien collections of larger academic libraries."-SFRA ReviewIntroduction, Daniel Timmons. Tolkien the Bard: His Tale Grew in the Telling, C.W. Sullivan, III; The Dragon-Lore of "Middle-Earth" - Tolkien and Old English and Old Norse Tradition, Jonathan Evans; J.R.R. Tolkien and the True Hero, George Clark; Tolkien's Versecraft in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", Geoffrey Russom; The Monsters Are Talismans and Transgressions - Tolkien and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Roger C. Schlobin; The Sins of the "Middle-Earth" - Tolkien's Use of Mediaeval Allegory, Charles W. Nelson. Part 3 Is Tolkien a Renaissance Man? Sir Phillips Sidney's Defence of Poetry and J.R.R. Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories"; Weaving Nets of Gloom - "Darkness Profound" in Tolkien and Milton, Debbie Sly; Gagool and Gollum - Exemplars of Degeneration in "King Solomon's Mines" and "The Hobbit", William N. Rogers and Michael R. Underwood; "Joy Beyond the Walls of the World" - the Secondary World-Making of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, David Sandner; Taking the Part of the Trees - Eco-Conflict in "Middle-Earth", Verlyn Flieger; Loss Eternal in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Middle Earth", W.A. Senior; Orcs, Wraiths, Wights - Tolkien's Images of Evil, Tom Shippey.

Szczegóły: J.R.R. Tolkien - G Clark

Tytuł: J.R.R. Tolkien
Autor: G Clark
Producent: ABC-Clio
ISBN: 9780313308451
Rok produkcji: 2000
Ilość stron: 248
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.47 kg

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