Examines the presence and absence of female characters in Tolkien, in the Peter Jackson films, and in fanfiction, paying particular attention to a “footnote character,” Lothíriel, and what the body of fanfiction built around her brief mention as the daughter of Imrahil and wife of Éomer reveals about reader engagement with Tolkien’s texts
This research discusses the work of J.R.R. Tolkien entitled The Fellowship of The Ring. This researc...
In my thesis I examine J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), the fantasy epic written on...
inspiring an intense fan base and Peter Jackson’s multimillion-dollar film series. However, the tril...
J.R.R. Tolkien is well-known for his feats in literature and the fantasy genre, especially concernin...
Offers an opposing viewpoint on the “taming” of the woman warrior in Tolkien, suggesting that Éowyn’...
Since Doris Myers’ 1971 essay exploring women in the works of the Inklings, there has been a flood o...
The aim of the following paper is to examine the portrayal of female characters and femininity in J....
Tolkien’s writing of female and racial minority characters has been criticized as misogynistic and r...
Critics, and even the general public, have noted the absence of women in The Lord of the Rings, an a...
Two of Tolkien’s major works – The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings – have been criticized for...
Notes parallels between women characters in Homer’s Odyssey and Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, esp...
This paper reports on an early pilot project that asks women who self identify as readers or fans of...
The majority of articles in this issue of Mythlore have to do with a selection of female characters ...
This paper begins by considering the nature of some of the stylised “evil” and “good” character type...
The purpose of this thesis is to describe how Tolkien used both the Nordic and the Anglo-Saxon conte...
This research discusses the work of J.R.R. Tolkien entitled The Fellowship of The Ring. This researc...
In my thesis I examine J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), the fantasy epic written on...
inspiring an intense fan base and Peter Jackson’s multimillion-dollar film series. However, the tril...
J.R.R. Tolkien is well-known for his feats in literature and the fantasy genre, especially concernin...
Offers an opposing viewpoint on the “taming” of the woman warrior in Tolkien, suggesting that Éowyn’...
Since Doris Myers’ 1971 essay exploring women in the works of the Inklings, there has been a flood o...
The aim of the following paper is to examine the portrayal of female characters and femininity in J....
Tolkien’s writing of female and racial minority characters has been criticized as misogynistic and r...
Critics, and even the general public, have noted the absence of women in The Lord of the Rings, an a...
Two of Tolkien’s major works – The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings – have been criticized for...
Notes parallels between women characters in Homer’s Odyssey and Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, esp...
This paper reports on an early pilot project that asks women who self identify as readers or fans of...
The majority of articles in this issue of Mythlore have to do with a selection of female characters ...
This paper begins by considering the nature of some of the stylised “evil” and “good” character type...
The purpose of this thesis is to describe how Tolkien used both the Nordic and the Anglo-Saxon conte...
This research discusses the work of J.R.R. Tolkien entitled The Fellowship of The Ring. This researc...
In my thesis I examine J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), the fantasy epic written on...
inspiring an intense fan base and Peter Jackson’s multimillion-dollar film series. However, the tril...