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From The Shire To The Somme: Comparing Military Themes In The Hobbit And Up To Mamtez, Alexander M. Remington
From The Shire To The Somme: Comparing Military Themes In The Hobbit And Up To Mamtez, Alexander M. Remington
Student Publications
The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, tells the story of the titular Bilbo Baggins who goes on an adventure to help a band of dwarves retake their home from a dragon. Throughout the adventure, Bilbo and the dwarves endure many hardships similar to those of a British soldier fighting on the western front in the First World War. These hardships are especially comparable to Llewelyn Wyn Griffith's World War One experience described in his book Up to Mametz. Military themes of enforced adventure, constant and escalating danger, comradeship, and the devastation of war can also be found in both the Hobbit …
Beowulf: A Study In Comparitive Translation, Collin J. Pierlott
Beowulf: A Study In Comparitive Translation, Collin J. Pierlott
Undergraduate Research
In this article the translations of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien, E. Talbot Donaldson, and Seamus Heaney are compared, in order to shed light on different approaches in translation. Tolkien approaches the task with a philological perspective, retaining archaic diction and syntax; Donaldson seeks to convey simplicity in his translation, trying to remain as transparent as possible; Heaney provides his Irish prospective, and his own reading of the peom "raised to the power of verse." As part of the study, I have done my own translation, which I also discuss in the paper. The document includes both my analysis and my …
Glimpses Of Lost Home In The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien And Owen Barfield, Phillip Joe Fitzsimmons
Glimpses Of Lost Home In The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien And Owen Barfield, Phillip Joe Fitzsimmons
Faculty Articles & Research
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Shared Ideas Among Friends: The Common Ground Of Owen Barfield, J.R.R. Tolkien, And C.S. Lewis, Phillip Joe Fitzsimmons
Shared Ideas Among Friends: The Common Ground Of Owen Barfield, J.R.R. Tolkien, And C.S. Lewis, Phillip Joe Fitzsimmons
Faculty Articles & Research
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Review In Studies In Medieval And Renaissance Teaching Of "Ents, Elves And Eriador: The Environmental Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien", Paul Siewers
Other Faculty Research and Publications
A review of a book-length ecocritical study of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy writing.
German Race Laws, Carol A. Leibiger
Charms, Carol A. Leibiger
Quest Narrative, Carol A. Leibiger
Review Of Tolkien And The Invention Of Myth: A Reader, Edited By Jane Chance, Carol A. Leibiger
Review Of Tolkien And The Invention Of Myth: A Reader, Edited By Jane Chance, Carol A. Leibiger
Faculty Publications
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Review Of Tolkien Studies, Carol A. Leibiger
Review Of Tolkien Studies, Carol A. Leibiger
Faculty Publications
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