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IMC 2018: Sessions

Session 749: Tolkien: Medieval Roots and Modern Branches, I

Tuesday 3 July 2018, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Cardiff Metropolitan University
Organiser:Thomas Honegger, Institut für Anglistik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Moderator/Chair:Anna Smol, Department of English, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia
Paper 749-aSome Boethian Themes as Tools of Characterization in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
(Language: English)
Andrzej Wicher, Zakład Dramatu i Dawnej Literatury Angielskiej, Uniwersytet Łódzki
Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Philosophy
Paper 749-bEldest: Tom Bombadil and Fintan Mac Bóchra
(Language: English)
Kris Swank, Northwest Campus Library, Pima Community College, Arizona
Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 749-cHobbits: The Un-Recorded People of Middle-Earth
(Language: English)
Aurélie Brémont, Centre d'Études Médiévales Anglaises (CEMA), Université Paris IV - Sorbonne
Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Abstract

This session addresses topics and new approaches to Tolkien's medievalism, ranging from source studies and theoretical readings, to comparative studies (including Tolkien's legacy).