Perilous Realms - Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-Earth

Informationen zum Autor By Marjorie Burns Klappentext Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries, including material from obscure, little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans. Zusammenfassung Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries! including material from obscure! little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments A Note on Spelling Abbreviations Introduction 1. Two Norths and Their English Blend 2. Skin-Changing in More than One Sense: The Complexity of Beorn 3. Bridges, Gates, and Doors 4. Iceland and Middle-earth: Two Who Loved the North 5. Spiders and Evil Red Eyes: The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel 6. Wisewomen, Shieldmaidens, Nymphs, and Goddesses 7. Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Just Deserts (Why Elves Are Vegetarian and the Unrefined Are Not) 8. Three Questions by Way of Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marjorie Burns, Marjorie Burns
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2005
• EAN: 9780802038067
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-3806-7
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata