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Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien

A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvJyrki Korpua,Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III

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J. R. R. Tolkien is arguably the most influential fantasy writer of all time--his world building and epic mythology have changed Western audiences' imaginations and the entire fantasy genre. This book is the first wide-ranging Christian Platonic reading on Tolkien's fiction. This analysis, written for scholars and general Tolkien enthusiasts alike, discusses how his fiction is constructed on levels of language, myth and textuality that have a background in the Greek philosopher Plato's texts and early Christian philosophy influenced by Plato. It discusses the concepts of ideal and real, creation and existence, and fall and struggle as central elements of Tolkien's fiction, focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth. Reading Tolkien's fiction as a depiction of ideal and real, from the vision of creation to the process of realization, illuminates a part of Tolkien's aesthetics and mythology that previous studies have overlooked.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-05-24
Mått150 x 226 x 10 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor202
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476672885

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Jyrki Korpua is a teacher and researcher at the University of Turku and the University of Oulu, Finland. He has edited 20+ special issues of journals and published more than 20 articles on literature, video games, graphic novels, and film studies. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Construction of MythologyOn Constructive MythopoeicsA Fictional Mythology Dedicated to EnglandSpeculative Historical EpicMyth and Genre2. Creation and ExistenceThe Song of Ainur: Christian Platonic Creation Myth in The SilmarillionCosmology and the Chain of BeingTolkien’s Christian Platonic MythopoeicsConcerning Sidney and ColeridgeThe Philosophy of AfterlifeThe Inklings and the Power of Words3. Fall and StruggleLong DefeatMythopoeic AllegoriesMythic and Biblical HeroesThe Fall: Númenor as an Atlantis MythThe Struggle: The One Ring and the Ring MotifConclusionNotesWorks ConsultedIndex