Tolkien As A Literary Artist

Author : Thomas Kullmann,Dirk Siepmann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030692995

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Tolkien as a Literary Artist by Thomas Kullmann,Dirk Siepmann Pdf

This book takes a fresh look at Tolkien’s literary artistry from the points of view of both linguistics and literary history, with the aim of shedding light on the literary techniques used in The Lord of the Rings. The authors study Tolkien’s use of words, style, narrative techniques, rhetoric and symbolism to highlight his status as literary artist. Dirk Siepmann uses a corpus stylistic approach to analyse Tolkien’s vocabulary and syntax, while Thomas Kullmann uses discourse theory, literary history and concepts of intertextuality to explore Tolkien’s literary techniques, relating them to the history of English fiction and poetry. Issues discussed include point of view, speeches, story-telling, landscape descriptions, the poems inserted into the body of the narrative, and the role of language in the characterization of the novel’s protagonists. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of literature, corpus linguistics and stylistics, as well as Tolkien fans and specialists.

Author : B. Rosebury
Publisher : Springer
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781349221332

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Tolkien by B. Rosebury Pdf

Few attempts have been made to arrive at a sober assessment of Tolkien's achievement as a literary artist, and even fewer to define a place for him in twentieth-century literature. This book is a comprehensive and discriminating introduction to Tolkien's work which also aims to redress these deficiencies in earlier criticism. Two chapters are devoted to The Lord of the Rings: a third explores the bewildering profusion of shorter works; the last considers the significance of Tolkien's life and career in the century of modernism.

Author : Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 0544636341

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The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien by Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull Pdf

Tolkien's complete artwork for "The Lord of the Rings," presented for the first time in celebration of its 60th anniversary, includes more than 180 sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans, more than half of which have not been previously published.--

Author : Stuart D. Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119656029

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A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart D. Lee Pdf

This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. An in-depth examination of Tolkien’s entire work by a cadre of top scholars Provides up-to-date discussion and analysis of Tolkien’s scholarly and literary works, including his latest posthumous book, The Fall of Arthur, as well as addressing contemporary adaptations, including the new Hobbit films Investigates various themes across his body of work, such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil Discusses the impact of his work on art, film, music, gaming, and subsequent generations of fantasy writers

Author : Tom Shippey
Publisher : HMH
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547524436

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J.R.R. Tolkien by Tom Shippey Pdf

The definitive Tolkien companion—an indispensable guide to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and more, from the author of The Road to Middle-earth. This “highly erudite celebration and exploration of Tolkien’s works [is] enormous fun,” declared the Houston Chronicle, and Tom Shippey, a prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy, “deepens your understanding” without “making you forget your initial, purely instinctive response to Middle-earth and hobbits.” In a clear and accessible style, Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy, and to the importance of language in literature. He breaks down The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic feast for the senses and as a response to the human instinct for myth. Elsewhere, he examines The Hobbit’s counterintuitive relationship to the heroic world of Middle-earth; demonstrates the significance of The Silmarillion to Tolkien’s canon; and takes an illuminating look at lesser-known works in connection with Tolkien’s life. Furthermore, he ties all these strands together in a continuing tradition that traces its roots back through Grimms’ Fairy Tales to Beowulf. “Shippey’s commentary is the best so far in elucidating Tolkien’s lovely myth,” wrote Harper’s Magazine. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century is “a triumph” (Chicago Sun-Times) that not only gives readers a deeper understanding of Tolkien and his work, but also serves as an entertaining introduction to some of the most influential novels ever written.

Author : Janka Kaščáková
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781443826112

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Middle-earth and Beyond by Janka Kaščáková Pdf

One wonders whether there really is a need for another volume of essays on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Clearly there is. Especially when the volume takes new directions, employs new approaches, focuses on different texts, or reviews and then challenges received wisdom. This volume intends to do all that. The entries on sources and analogues in The Lord of the Rings, a favorite topic, are still able to take new directions. The analyses of Tolkien’s literary art, less common in Tolkien criticism, focus on character—especially that of Tom Bombadil—in which two different conclusions are reached. But characterization is also seen in the light of different literary techniques, motifs, and symbols. A unique contribution examines the place of linguistics in Tolkien’s literary art, employing Gricean concepts in an analysis of The Lay of the Children of Húrin. And a quite timely essay presents a new interpretation of Tolkien’s attitude toward the environment, especially in the character of Tom Bombadil. In sum, this volume covers new ground, and treads some well-worn paths; but here the well-worn path takes a new turn, taking not only scholars but general readers further into the complex and provocative world of Middle-earth, and beyond.

Author : Melody Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941106137

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JRR Tolkien and the Arts by Melody Green Pdf

A collection of essays that look into the life and writings of Tolkien to learn how to apply his ideas to the arts.

Author : Jane Chance
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813170862

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Tolkien's Art by Jane Chance Pdf

" J.R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art, Chance discusses not only such classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources and influences–from pagan epic to Christian legend-that formed the foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his "mythology for England."

Author : Trevor A. Hart,Ivan Khovacs
Publisher : Baylor University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781932792645

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Tree of Tales by Trevor A. Hart,Ivan Khovacs Pdf

"This work examines the theological relationship between creation and creativity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It does so by bringing together a synthesis of various disciplines and perspectives to the creativity of J.R.R. Tolkien. Hart and Khovacs provide a fresh reading of these important themes in Tolkien, and the result captures the multi-faceted nature of Tolkien's own vivid theology and literary imagination." --Amazon.com.

Author : Catherine McIlwaine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1851244859

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Tolkien by Catherine McIlwaine Pdf

Catalogue published for the exhibition at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford (2018), and at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York (2019).

Author : Nicholas Birns
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781003822226

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The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Nicholas Birns Pdf

This volume analyzes the literary role played by history in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It argues that the events of The Lord of the Rings are placed against the background of an already-existing history, both in reality and in the fictional worlds of the books. History is unfolded in various ways, both in explicitly archival annals and in stories told by characters on the road or on the fly, and in which different visions of history emerge. In addition, the history within the work can resemble, or be patterned on, histories in our world. These histories range from the deep past of prehistoric and ancient worlds to the early medieval era of the barbarian invasions and Byzantium, to the modern worlds of urbane civility and a paradoxical longing for nature, and finally to great power rivalries and global prospects. The book argues that Tolkien did not employ these histories indiscriminately or reductively. Rather, he regarded them as aspects of aesthetic and representative figuration that are above all literary. While most criticism has concentrated on Tolkien’s use of historical traditions of Northern Europe, this book argues that Tolkien also valued Southern and Mediterranean pasts and registered the Germanic and the Scandinavian pasts as they related to other histories as much as his vision of them included a primeval mythic aura.

Author : Thomas Fornet-Ponse,Thomas Honegger,Julian T.M. Eilmann
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783981831320

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Literary Worldbuilding by Thomas Fornet-Ponse,Thomas Honegger,Julian T.M. Eilmann Pdf

Sammlung der Vorträge auf dem 14. Tolkien Seminar der DTG, Oktober 2017, Universität Augsburg.

Author : Catherine McIlwaine
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1851244972

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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth by Catherine McIlwaine Pdf

Author : Mark Horne
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781595554031

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J. R. R. Tolkien by Mark Horne Pdf

J. R. R. Tolkien: The Mind Behind the Rings, you'll get a never-before-seen look at the man, the artist, and the believer behind some of the world's most beloved stories. Join bestselling author Mark Horne as he explores lasting impact of the kind of creative freedom that can only come from faith and struggle. Raised in South Africa and Great Britain, young Tolkien led a life filled with uncertainty, instability, and loss. As he grew older, however, the faith that his mother instilled in him continued as an intrinsic contribution to his creative imagination and his everyday life. J. R. R. Tolkien explores: The literary giant's childhood, coming-of-age stories, and the countless hurdles he faced What inspired and influenced The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Tolkien's service in the war The ways that Tolkien's faith influenced his work Previously published as a volume in the Christian Encounters series, this renewed edition of J. R. R. Tolkien now includes updated information about TV series and films inspired by Tolkien's literary creations as well as a discussion guide designed to keep the conversation going.

Author : S. Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230101661

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The Power of Tolkien's Prose by S. Walker Pdf

Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award forInklingsStudies Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been largely attributed to his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic currency. But The Lord of the Rings may have become a modern classic for a deeper reason than we've noticed: Tolkien is a first-rate stylist. The Power of Tolkien's Prose illuminates the multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's prose style in dimensions ranging from his fantastic realism to his revitalizing imagery to his dynamic narrative to his expansive characterization to his engaging language. Viewed through the lens of Steve Walker's stylistic appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges as a new dimension of perception.