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Call for papers <-newer items | older items-> 16th April 2013: Call for papers: "Humour in and around the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien" Tolkien has until recently been seen primarily as a writer of epic fantasy, a genre usually not associated with humour. If humour had been the subject of academic inquiry at all, then the authors focused mostly on the shorter works (e.g. Schneidewind on Farmer Giles of Ham) or the treatment of humour was incidental or part of a larger argument (e.g. Tom Shippey's discussion of orcish humour in LotR in his paper on the nature of evil). The proposed collection of essays therefore aims at a critical re-examination as well as an expanded view of the use of humour in and around Tolkien's works. [read more] (to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=87 ) <-newer items | older items-> The most recent news items can also be viewed on the latest news page. | |
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