IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 230: Materiality in Tolkien's Medievalism, II
Monday 1 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow |
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Organiser: | Dimitra Fimi, Department of Humanities, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Moderator/Chair: | Kristine Larsen, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University |
Paper 230-a | Corpses, Tomb, and Barrows: The Materiality of Death in Tolkien (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 230-b | 'Cleaving the undead flesh': Solid Blades and Invisible Foes in Middle-Earth (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 230-c | Be Careful What You Bring for Your Journey: The Fate of the Fellowship Beaconed by Their Provisions (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Abstract | This session (one of three) will explore the different material cultures of the peoples of Middle-earth, from monuments, architecture, ruins, and manuscripts, to food, clothing, and other quotidian artefacts. Apart from these 'internal materialities' (i.e. existing within the context/conceit of Tolkien's secondary world and its cultures) papers in these three sessions will also address Tolkien's own creative process and its accompanying 'external materialities' (i.e. external to the secondary world) such as Tolkien's own hand-written/-drawn sketches, drafts, maps, and 'feigned' manuscripts, and their role in the building of his legendarium. |