Literary Criticism

Tolkien's Medievalism in Ruins

Name: Tolkien's Medievalism in Ruins
Author: Nick Katsiadas
ISBN: 9781978762138

by Nick Katsiadas, Carl Sell

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Overview

... Tolkien's creation of the Barrow - wights as inhabitants of these tombs " would certainly have drawn on old tales that warned of malevolent ghosts stalking such tombs . " 86 Tolkien's towers , condemned to ruin in his novels , are ...

Synopsis

This collection demonstrates how to achieve more comprehensive scholarship on J. R. R. Tolkien, connecting Tolkien studies with other literary periods and cultural contexts.