IMC 2018: Sessions

Session 849: Tolkien: Medieval Roots and Modern Branches, II

Sponsor:	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Organiser:	Thomas Honegger, Institut für Anglistik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Moderator/Chairs:	Dimitra Fimi, Department of Humanities, Cardiff Metropolitan University Thomas Honegger, Institut für Anglistik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Paper 849-a	Longing for Death: Tolkien and Sehnsucht (Language: English) Anna Vaninskaya, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 849-b	Tolkien's Agrarianism in Its Time (Language: English) Joshua Richards, Faculty of English, Williams Baptist College, Arkansas Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 849-c	Frodo Surrealist: André Breton and J. R. R. Tolkien on Dreams (Language: English) Claudio Antonio Testi, Independent Scholar, Modena Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 849-d	A Man of His Time?: Tolkien and the Edwardian Worldview (Language: English) Brad Eden, Christopher Center for Library & Information Resources, Valparaiso University, Indiana 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).