Format:
197 S
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Ill., graph. Darst
ISBN:
9781846824296
Note:
This book represents the papers delivered at a conference held in Trinity College Dublin on 21-22 September 2012
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Introduction
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Goths and Roman in Tolkien's imagination
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Civil pleasures in unexpected places: an introduction to the etiquette of Middle-earth
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'Wildman of the woods': inscribing tragedy on the landscape of Middle-earth in The Children of Húrin
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Deeper and deeper into the wood: forests as places of transformation in The Lord of the Rings
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The forest and the city: the dichotomy of Tolkien's Istari
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'Raw forest' versus 'cooked city' - Lévi Strauss in Middle-earth
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'A preference for round windows': hobbits and the Arts and Crafts movement
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Fractures, corruption and decay: understanding speculative cities through the imagery of Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul and Metropolis
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The forests and the trees: Sal and Ian in Faërie
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'The cedar is fallen': empire, deforestation and the fall of Nümenor
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'Sacred and of immense antiquity': Tolkien's use of riddles in The Hobbit
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Less noise, more green: cultural materialism and the reverse discourse of the wild in Tolkien's The Hobbit
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Tolkien and Dante's earthly paradise: enculturing nature
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The party tree and its roots in the Spanish Civil War
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The tower and the ruin: the past in J.R.R. Tolkien's works
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973
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Wald
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Stadt
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
Author information:
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973
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