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News archive <-newer items | older items-> 20th November 2012: New publication – Sub-creating Middle-earth Authorship in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien is a subject of many facets. Within the mythology and history of Middle-earth, many story-tellers, bards, annalists and poets contribute to the weaving of an enormous tapestry of tales. Sub-creation, as Tolkien practiced it, involves an abundance of traditions, including different modes of authorship and literary creation – and some depart strikingly from the common modern notions. Instead of proposing a unified perception, the six articles in this collection therefore examine the web of authorial presence and authorship concepts in Tolkien's works from diverse angles, to trace a polyphonous dialogue between the writer of the texts and the many voices within that shape Middle-earth in concert. [read more] (to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=75 ) <-newer items | older items-> The most recent news items can also be viewed on the latest news page. | |
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