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The Voice Of Saruman: Wizards And Rhetoric In The Two Towers, Jay Ruud
The Voice Of Saruman: Wizards And Rhetoric In The Two Towers, Jay Ruud
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines one aspect of Tolkien’s wizards—their skill in the art of rhetoric. Provides a useful exercise in recognizing fallacious reasoning in persuasive speech by defining and demonstrating classical rhetorical methods employed by Saruman and Gandalf.
Totemic Reflexes In Tolkien's Middle-Earth, Yvette Kisor
Totemic Reflexes In Tolkien's Middle-Earth, Yvette Kisor
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
A close look at Tolkien’s incorporation of traces of shamanism and totemism in his depiction of Gandalf and other characters; yet another indication of how Tolkien created historical depth in his tales by reproducing the way traces of early mythic and religious themes survive in later tales and folklore.