E. L. Risden

Tolkien's Intellectual Landscape

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Produktbeschreibung

The work of J.R.R. Tolkien has had a profound effect on contemporary fiction and filmmaking. Often disparaged by critics, Tolkien's fiction created a market for the "fantasy trilogy" and his academic work represents an innovative contribution to the field of philology. In the 20th century, his fiction bridged the gap between "learned" and "popular" readerships. Today the fantasy genre continues to grow--even as publishers cut back on creative fiction--moving energetically into film, gaming and online fan fiction. This book describes how Tolkien's imaginative landscape continues to entertain and inspire, drawing new generations to Middle-earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780786498659
• ISBN-10: 078649865X
• Artikelnr.: 41853658

Autorenporträt

E.L. Risden is a professor of English at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. He has published books and essays on medieval and Renaissance studies as well as poetry and fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction. The "Author of the Century" in His Century: Extending the
Intellectual Landscape
1. Tolkien as Scholar, Narrator, Stylist
2. Heart of Darkness, Heart of Light: Externalizing the Internalized Quest
3. The World of the Text and the Expanding Waste Land
4. Tolkien on Heroism: Beorhtnoth, Aragorn, and Arthur
5. Epic, Faërie, and Myth: The Mortal and the Monstrous Body
6. Tolkien and Myth: Orientalism and Occidentalism
7. Good and Evil, Choice and Control
8. Teaching Tolkien and His World, and Why He Matters
Afterword. Mechanized Landscape and Spiritual Landscape-In Retrospect
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index