The silmarillion / by 578286 Tolkien, J. R. R., Tolkien, Christopher

How architecture expresses character traits in Middle Earth: Analysing the Great Dwarven Cities of Moria & Erebor by Nadim Rana Afzal

“…Based on analyses of Peter Jackson’s movies and J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, architecture plays a prevalent role within J.R.R. …”
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Z Prus do Anglii. Saga rodziny J. R. R. Tolkiena (XIV-XIX wiek) by Ryszard Derdziński

“…Furthermore, the author of the article presents a detailed family tree, as well as reproductions of important documents that determine the particular phases of the history of the ancestors of J. R. R. Tolkien.…”
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Deep Magic and Modern Magic by Ghivirigă Teodora

“…Lewis’ position on, and criticism of, magic vs. wisdom and the type of “fast” magic that the (post-)modern world has fallen prey to and ends by returning to the alternative that Lewis-and other writers such as his friend and contemporary J. R. R. Tolkien and more recent ones such as Tery Pratchett-suggest as a more propitious alternative.…”
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The hobbit : or, There and back again / by 578286 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

DRAGONOLOGY: THE IDEA OF THE DRAGON AMONG THE GREEKS AND THE ZULU by M. Kirby-Hirst

“…The dragon is one of the most ubiquitous of images — from its appearance in the dreams of individuals to the legendary works of men like J R R Tolkien — it is known across the world but never viewed in the same way. …”
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Epic World-Building: Names and Cultures in Dune by Kara Kennedy

“…Rather than creating new languages, as J. R. R. Tolkien does in The Lord of the Rings, Frank Herbert accomplishes his world-building in Dune by choosing existing names that evoke a recognizable medieval, feudal setting and depict a desert planet inhabited by a quasi-Arabic and Islamic tribal people. …”
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Feminine Hypostases in Epic Fantasy: Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling by Măcineanu Laura

“…The paper identifies the types of female figures present in the works of three well-known fantasy writers, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling, discussing the ways in which these characters are presented, their relationship with other characters, and their role in the economy of the novel, which is more important than may appear from a first reading. …”
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Translations from Beowulf by C.S. Lewis by Horobin, S

“…As well as investigating the linguistic choices apparent in his translations, the article compares these with another contemporary translation, that by Lewis’s friend and colleague in the Oxford English Faculty, J.R.R. Tolkien. The remainder of the essay considers the significance of these translations for our understanding of Lewis’s knowledge of, and attitude towards, the poem, and a reconsideration of the importance of Beowulf for Lewis the scholar, teacher and writer.…”

Teratonymy: The Weird and Monstrous Names of HP Lovecraft by Christopher L Robinson

“…Abstract Lovecraft's teratonyms are monstrous inventions that estrange the sound patterns of English and obscure the kinds of meaning traditionally associated with literary onomastics. J.R.R. Tolkien's notion of linguistic style provides a useful concept to examine how these names play upon a distance from and proximity to English, so as to give rise to specific historical and cultural connotations. …”
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Top-Down Processing: A Network Analysis of The Lord of the Rings as a Means of Defining Good and Evil by Dennis John Werbicki

“…Using network theory, I seek to analyze the structural characteristics of power and authority in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. I then compare my findings with H.C. …”
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Familiar Categories and Documentary Forms: Readers’ Perspectives by Amanda Cossham

“…Drawing on a card sorting activity conducted around a set of cards of documents related to The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the paper discusses the significance of familiar categories as cultural markers (closely linked to particular rhetorical genres). …”
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Hobbits, Ents, and Dæmons: Ecocritical Thought Embodied in the Fantastic by Gry Ulstein

“…This paper investigates the occurrence of ecocritical thought in two canonical fantasy epics, The Lord of The Rings (1954–1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien and His Dark Materials (1995–2000) by Philip Pullman. …”
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God, elvish, and secondary creation by Pinsent, A

“… <p style="text-align:justify;">According to the theological worldview of J. R. R. Tolkien, the principal work of a Christian is to know, love, and serve God. …”

Ruxandra Cesereanu, "Lumi de ficțiune, lumi de realitate", București: Editura Tracus Arte, 2022, 354p. by Paul Mihai PARASCHIV

“…Eliot, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, António Lobo Antunes, Roberto Bolaño, Will Self, Marie Darrieussecq, Leonid Dimov, Mircea Cărtărescu, Andrei Codrescu, Sei Shonagon, Franz Werfel, Ion D. …”
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Romantismus, osvícenství a fantastický hrdina by Nikola Balaš

“…Admittedly works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien or R. E. Howard share distinctive romantic elements – enmity toward modernity, longing for traditional society or love for the nature. …”
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Ruxandra Cesereanu, "Lumi de ficțiune, lumi de realitate", București: Editura Tracus Arte, 2022, 354p. by Paul Mihai PARASCHIV

“…Eliot, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, António Lobo Antunes, Roberto Bolaño, Will Self, Marie Darrieussecq, Leonid Dimov, Mircea Cărtărescu, Andrei Codrescu, Sei Shonagon, Franz Werfel, Ion D. …”
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Translating English Fictional Names by Gloria Mambelli

“…This paper highlights the pivotal role played by proper names in fantasy literature and examines the techniques employed by the Italian translators of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in the translation of anthroponyms. …”
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O símbolo dos olhos através do “paradigma indiciário” de Carlo Ginzburg by Emanuelle Garcia Gomes

“… Esse trabalho teve como intuito primeiro estudar o paradigma de um saber indiciário proposto por Carlo Ginzburg em sua obra de título Mitos, emblemas e sinais onde propõe articular um método de conhecimento cuja força está na observação do pormenor que pode ser revelado, mais do que apenas uma dedução sobre algum aspecto investigativo, para experimentar a metodologia usada pelo autor em um exercício de comparação do símbolo dos olhos como signo de representatividade e significado em duas mitologias de sociedades antigas, a egípcia e a nórdica, e uma literatura do século XX, a obra do inglês J. R. R. Tolkien, “O Senhor dos Anéis”.  …”
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Rooted Deep: Discovering the Literary Identity of Mythopoeic Fantasist George Macdonald by Jeffrey Johnson Kirstin

“…This paper is a conversational reassessment of George MacDonald, the Victorian fantasist who so profoundly shaped such writers as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Primary research challenges the common portrayal of MacDonald as an accidental novelist, revealing instead his clear trajectory and vocation as a devoted literary scholar. …”
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