Parution : Tolkien and the Classical World

Hamish Williams (dir.), Tolkien and the Classical World, Walking Tree Publishers, 2021. While scholars have often cited the influence of medieval texts and society on J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal fantasy creations, the role of the classical world – the literature and thought of ancient Greece and Rome – has received far less attention. This volume of essays explores various ways in which Tolkien's literary creations were shaped by classical epic, myth, poetry, history, philosophy, drama, and lang..