Tolkien and Alterity / / edited by Christopher Vaccaro, Yvette Kisor

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 270 p. 1 illus.)
• Disciplina: 809.02
• Soggetto topico: Literature, Medieval; European literature; Literature, Modern - 20th century; Medieval Literature; European Literature; Twentieth-Century Literature
• Persona (resp. second.): VaccaroChristopher; KisorYvette
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This exciting collection of essays explores the role of the Other in Tolkien’s fiction, his life, and the pertinent criticism. It critically examines issues of gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, language, and identity in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and lesser-known works by Tolkien. The chapters consider characters such as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Saruman, Éowyn, and the Orcs as well as discussions of how language and identity function in the source texts. The analysis of Tolkien’s work is set against an examination of his life, personal writing, and beliefs. Each essay takes as its central position the idea that how Tolkien responds to that which is different, to that which is “Other,” serves as a register of his ethics and moral philosophy. In the aggregate, they provide evidence of Tolkien’s acceptance of alterity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tolkien and Alterity
• ISBN: 3-319-61018-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255074803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The New Middle Ages, . 2945-5944