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23rd June 2013: New publication – O What a Tangled Web, Tolkien and Medieval Literature, A View from Poland
The nine articles of stimulating literary criticism collected
in this volume view Tolkien's work from a variety of medieval
perspectives: the device of entrelacement employed in Arthurian
romances is used to throw light on the narrative design of The Lord
of the Rings; the cultures of Middle-earth are described with the
aid of medieval orality and literacy studies; the epic figure of the
queen is recalled to reveal the significance of women in Tolkien's
trilogy; the character of Éowyn is analyzed in terms of the epic
warrior code and the romance chivalric ethos; the role of Elbereth
is shown to ... (more)
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