Marjorie Burns

Perilous Realms

Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries, including material from obscure, little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780802038067
• ISBN-10: 0802038069
• Artikelnr.: 14770258

Autorenporträt

Marjorie Burns is a professor in the Department of English at Portland State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
A Note on Spelling
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Two Norths and Their English Blend
2. Skin-Changing in More than One Sense: The Complexity of Beorn
3. Bridges, Gates, and Doors
4. Iceland and Middle-earth: Two Who Loved the North
5. Spiders and Evil Red Eyes: The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel
6. Wisewomen, Shieldmaidens, Nymphs, and Goddesses
7. Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Just Deserts (Why Elves Are
Vegetarian and the Unrefined Are Not)
8. Three Questions by Way of Conclusion