This graduation project deals with a writer who is considered to be the father of Fantastic Literature in the English language: J. R. R. Tolkien. He was the only author capable of writing a complete mythology for England. Specifically, this paper is about Tolkien’s conception of death and immortality and how these affect Middle-Earth peoples, especially as regards the fall of two of them: Men and Elves’. We have extensively drawn on many secondary sources as well as on Tolkien’s works in order to provide a general idea of these concepts in his Legendarium. After a brief review of Tolkien’s life and works, we proceed with an analysis of the dichotomy between both Men’s and Elves’ ways of dying, and, finally, explore one of the consequences ...
Tese de mestrado, Estudos Anglísticos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2009Ao escrever ...
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is best known for his literary works, especially for The Hobbit and The...
O ensaio On Fairy-Stories de J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) é resultado da conferência de 1939 para a Un...
Análisis comparativo de las fuentes con las cuales J.R.R.Tolkien construye el universo de la Tierra ...
J. R. R. Tolkien is widely considered to be the father of modern fantasy. His efforts to prove to hi...
The captivating work of J. R. R. Tolkien left us an incredible world of fantasies, myths and poetry,...
Whether the English author J.R.R. Tolkien is present in his works, and if so, how, has been a very t...
La cautivante obra de J. R. R. Tolkien nos dejó un increíble mundo de fantasías, mitos y poesías, me...
This thesis expands on existing research and analysis of the eschatology of J. R. R. Tolkien’s inven...
As it is well known to Tolkien’s readers, there are innumerable scenes of battles and meditation or ...
El presente trabajo estudia la interpretación del heroísmo germano por Tolkien tomando como punto d...
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) es conocido sobre todo por sus obras literarias, especialmente por El h...
Jorge Manrique y J. R. R. Tolkien son a día de hoy dos de los autores de mayor renombre en la litera...
El presente trabajo estudia la interpretación del heroísmo germano por Tolkien tomando como punto de...
Mortality and immortality underlie the “emotional truth” (95) of Tolkien’s backstory, a truth which ...
Tese de mestrado, Estudos Anglísticos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2009Ao escrever ...
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is best known for his literary works, especially for The Hobbit and The...
O ensaio On Fairy-Stories de J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) é resultado da conferência de 1939 para a Un...
Análisis comparativo de las fuentes con las cuales J.R.R.Tolkien construye el universo de la Tierra ...
J. R. R. Tolkien is widely considered to be the father of modern fantasy. His efforts to prove to hi...
The captivating work of J. R. R. Tolkien left us an incredible world of fantasies, myths and poetry,...
Whether the English author J.R.R. Tolkien is present in his works, and if so, how, has been a very t...
La cautivante obra de J. R. R. Tolkien nos dejó un increíble mundo de fantasías, mitos y poesías, me...
This thesis expands on existing research and analysis of the eschatology of J. R. R. Tolkien’s inven...
As it is well known to Tolkien’s readers, there are innumerable scenes of battles and meditation or ...
El presente trabajo estudia la interpretación del heroísmo germano por Tolkien tomando como punto d...
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) es conocido sobre todo por sus obras literarias, especialmente por El h...
Jorge Manrique y J. R. R. Tolkien son a día de hoy dos de los autores de mayor renombre en la litera...
El presente trabajo estudia la interpretación del heroísmo germano por Tolkien tomando como punto de...
Mortality and immortality underlie the “emotional truth” (95) of Tolkien’s backstory, a truth which ...
Tese de mestrado, Estudos Anglísticos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2009Ao escrever ...
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is best known for his literary works, especially for The Hobbit and The...
O ensaio On Fairy-Stories de J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) é resultado da conferência de 1939 para a Un...