Perilous Realms : Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth /

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"Throughout his life, Tolkien was acutely aware of the power of myth in shaping society; so much so, that one of his earliest ambitions as a writer was to create a mythology for England. The Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was to serve as a stand-in for Britain and North-we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burns, Marjorie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo [New York] : University of Toronto Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Language.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Knowledge > Mythology.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Mythology, Norse, in literature.
Mythology, Celtic, in literature.
Mythology.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Language and languages.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Terre du Milieu (Lieu imaginaire)
Mythologie celtique dans la litterature.
Mythologie nordique dans la litterature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Two norths and their English blend
  • Skin-changing in more than one sense: the complexity of Beorn
  • Bridges, gates, and doors
  • Iceland and Middle-Earth: two who loved the north
  • Spiders and evil red eyes: the shadow sides of Gandalf and Galadriel
  • Wisewomen, shieldmaidens, nymphs, and goddesses
  • Eating, devouring, sacrifice, and ultimate just deserts (why elves are vegetarian and the unrefined are not)
  • Three questions by way of conclusion.

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