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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815297103321

Titolo

Tolkien the medievalist / / edited by Jane Chance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-43970-9

0-415-28944-0

1-134-43971-7

1-280-10645-X

0-203-21801-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p. ) : 2 tables

Collana

Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; ; 3

Altri autori (Persone)

ChanceJane <1945->

Disciplina

823/.912

Soggetti

Medievalism - England - History - 20th century

Fantasy fiction, English - Medieval influences

Literature, Medieval - Appreciation - England

Middle Earth (Imaginary place)

Medievalism in literature

Middle Ages in literature

Mythology in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: J. R. R. Tolkien as a Medieval Scholar: Modern Contexts Part II: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Medieval Literary and Mythological Texts/Contexts Part III: J. R. R. Tolkien: The Texts/Contexts of Medieval Patristics, Theology, and Iconography Part IV: J. R. R. Tolkien's Silmarillion Mythodology: Medievalized Retextualization and Theory

Sommario/riassunto

Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice.