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The Black Speech: The Lord Of The Rings As A Modern Linguistic Critique, Cody Jarman
The Black Speech: The Lord Of The Rings As A Modern Linguistic Critique, Cody Jarman
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Uses the theories of Owen Barfield to analyze the language and rhetoric used in the service of evil in The Lord of the Rings as a critique of modernity and the divorce of true meaning from speech. Ted Sandyman, Saruman, and the Mouth of Sauron are used as particular examples.
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.
From Belbury To Bernt-Arse: The Rhetoric Of The Wasteland In Lewis, Orwell And Hoban, Kath Filmer
From Belbury To Bernt-Arse: The Rhetoric Of The Wasteland In Lewis, Orwell And Hoban, Kath Filmer
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Analyzes the rhetorical modes used in mythopoeic literature, using as examples 1984, Riddley Walker, and That Hideous Strength. Focuses on the rhetorical use of the image of the wasteland in these novels.