Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers' appreciation. This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism and provides practical demonstrations of the approach.
Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers' appreciation. This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism and provides practical demonstrations of the approach.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jason Fisher is an independent scholar specializing in J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and Medieval Germanic philology. He is also the editor of Mythprint, the monthly publication of The Mythopoeic Society, and has written for Tolkien Studies, Mythlore, Beyond Bree, North Wind, Renaissance , and other publications.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preface Jason Fisher Introduction: Why Source Criticism? Tom Shippey Source Criticism: Background and Applications E. L. Risden Tolkien and Source Criticism: Remarking and Remaking Jason Fisher The Stones and the Book: Tolkien, Mesopotamia, and Biblical Mythopoeia Nicholas Birns Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of Eärendil and Elwing Kristine Larsen "Byzantium, New Rome!" Goths, Langobards, and Byzantium in The Lord of the Rings Miryam Librán-Moreno The Rohirrim: "Anglo-Saxons on Horseback"? An Inquiry into Tolkien's Use of Sources Thomas Honegger William Caxton's The Golden Legend as a Source for Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Judy Ann Ford She and Tolkien, Revisited John D. Rateliff Reading John Buchan in Search of Tolkien Mark T. Hooker Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions Diana Pavlac Glyer and Josh B. Long About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preface Jason Fisher Introduction: Why Source Criticism? Tom Shippey Source Criticism: Background and Applications E. L. Risden Tolkien and Source Criticism: Remarking and Remaking Jason Fisher The Stones and the Book: Tolkien, Mesopotamia, and Biblical Mythopoeia Nicholas Birns Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of Eärendil and Elwing Kristine Larsen "Byzantium, New Rome!" Goths, Langobards, and Byzantium in The Lord of the Rings Miryam Librán-Moreno The Rohirrim: "Anglo-Saxons on Horseback"? An Inquiry into Tolkien's Use of Sources Thomas Honegger William Caxton's The Golden Legend as a Source for Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Judy Ann Ford She and Tolkien, Revisited John D. Rateliff Reading John Buchan in Search of Tolkien Mark T. Hooker Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions Diana Pavlac Glyer and Josh B. Long About the Contributors Index
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