On Eagles' Wings (eBook)

An Exploration of Eucatastrophe in Tolkien's Fantasy

Anna Thayer (Autor)

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2016
156 Seiten
Luna Press Publishing (Verlag)
9781911143086 (ISBN)

Infos

If you are at all familiar with Tolkien’s work, then Bilbo’s cry – proclaiming the arrival of Eagles – will be no stranger to you. Indeed, these plot-armoured birds are somewhat of a hallmark of the Master of Middle-Earth, one rejoiced over and lampooned in equal measure by both lovers and critics of his writing.

But they are misunderstood. Tolkien’s Eagles cannot be taken literally; they are a narrative embodiment of the unlooked-for grace, the redemptive turn – winged harbingers of Tolkien’s concept of eucatastrophe.

Anna Thayer has been fascinated, inspired and led by this concept since childhood. This book represents a eucatastrophe casebook of sorts, spanning over ten years of research. It is a series of investigations into Tolkien’s work that reveal how overarching this theory was in his writing and mindset.

Inhalt

* Slow-Kindled Courage. A Study of Heroes in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
* Spiritual Mimesis: The Lord of the Ring
* Moving Mandos: The Dynamics of Subcreation in 'Of Beren and Lúthien'
* Seeing Fire and Sword, or Refining Hobbits
* Clean Earth to Till: A Tolkienian Vision of War
* Stars Above a Dark Tor: Tolkien and Romanticism
* A Star Above the Mast: Tolkien, Faërie and the Great Escape
* An Old Light Rekindled: Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.9.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Schlagworte: Anna Thayer • Eucatastrophe • Tolkien • Tolkien academia • Tolkien Eagles • Tolkien research
• ISBN-13: 9781911143086 / 9781911143086