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Tolkien's Monsters: Concept And Function In The Lord Of The Rings (Part Ii): Shelob The Great, Joe Abbott
Tolkien's Monsters: Concept And Function In The Lord Of The Rings (Part Ii): Shelob The Great, Joe Abbott
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Three-part examination of “how Tolkien’s theory of the centrality of the monsters in Beowulf influenced his own concept of ‘monster’ and what function that concept should fulfill within” The Lord of the Rings. Part II considers the characteristics of Shelob (and Ungoliant) as monsters, traces the sources and development of these characteristics, and analyzes the importance of the confrontation with Shelob in the overall plot, especially in the character development of Sam.
Goldberry And Galadriel: The Quality Of Joy, L. Eugene Startzman
Goldberry And Galadriel: The Quality Of Joy, L. Eugene Startzman
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Argues the importance of joy, or eucatastrophe, in The Lord of the Rings. Sees the figures of Goldberry, Bombadil, and especially Galadriel as personifications of that joy arising unexpectedly.
Tolkien's Monsters: Concept And Function In The Lord Of The Rings (Part 1) The Balrog Of Khazad-Dum, Joe Abbott
Tolkien's Monsters: Concept And Function In The Lord Of The Rings (Part 1) The Balrog Of Khazad-Dum, Joe Abbott
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Three-part examination of “how Tolkien’s theory of the centrality of the monsters in Beowulf influenced his own concept of ‘monster’ and what function that concept should fulfill within” The Lord of the Rings. Part I analyzes the literary function of Gandalf’s battle with the Balrog in Khazad-dûm.