J. R. R. Tolkien – A Literary Philosopher
In several of his writings, J. R. R. Tolkien has openly talked about the sorrow he felt due to the fact that his homeland had no mythology of its own. Through his Middle-Earth imagery, he was able to create a cosmogony and dwell on the eternal fight between Good and Evil. However, it’s not in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Casa Cărții de Știință
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Cultural Intertexts |
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| Summary: | In several of his writings, J. R. R. Tolkien has openly talked about the sorrow he felt due to the fact
that his homeland had no mythology of its own. Through his Middle-Earth imagery, he was able to
create a cosmogony and dwell on the eternal fight between Good and Evil. However, it’s not in the
mainstream texts on Middle-Earth that this intersection between literature and Philosophy is
extensively explored. A definite answer will be found concerning the author’s main queries on how
the land can be healed through the reader's encounter with an elf and a human philosopher and
consequent engagement in their debate: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth (The Dialogue Between
Finrod and Andreth). Through their ideas, fears, doubts and queries, we will understand that the
healing of the marred earth has to come from within. |
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| ISSN: | 2393-0624 2393-1078 |