Representing Middle-earth

Tolkien, Form, and Ideology (livre en anglais)

Ajouter à ma liste

de Robert T. Tally Jr.

Type: Etudes
Sujet: Technique > Adaptation
Mots Clés: adaptation, fantastique, mythe, Tolkien
Année d'édition: 2023
Editeur: McFarland & Co
Langue: anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Broché • 198 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-0-7864-7037-2

Appréciation

(0 vote)

Moyenne des votes :

0	vote	= On peut s'en passer
0	vote	= Bon livre
0	vote	= Excellent livre
0	vote	= Unique / une référence

Votre vote : -

Signaler des informations incorrectes ou incomplètes

Description de l'ouvrage :
In such classic works as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien depicts a vast, complex world-system. Tolkien’s Middle-earth comes to life with intensely detailed historical, geographical, and multicultural content, which is presented through different poetic forms that combine elements of epic, romance, myth, history, and the modern novel. This book analyzes Tolkien’s project, paying attention to narrative form and its relation to social contexts, while also exploring his broader philosophical conception of history and the role of individual and collective subjects within it. Tolkien’s published and posthumous writings, the film adaptations, and recent scholarship are all examined to provide an enlarged and refined critical perspective of these major works. Drawing upon Marxist literary theory and criticism, Robert T. Tally Jr. calls into question traditional views of race, class, morality, escapism, and fantasy more generally. Through close readings mixed with theoretical speculation, Representing Middle-earth allows readers see Tolkien’s world, as well as our own, in a new light.

À propos de l'auteur :
Robert T. Tally Jr. is a professor of English at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

Revue de Presse :
• "[Readers] definitely gain a new and different understanding of Tolkien’s work, which to me is a sign that Representing Middle-earth is an excellent work of scholarship."—Mythlore

• "In this original and inspiring book, Robert Tally gives us the Marxist criticism of Tolkien that he has long deserved. Transcending stereotypes fostered equally by piously apostolic readings and academic snobberies, Tally shows us how Tolkien recognized social complexity, experienced history and modernity, and comprehended that even the Orcs want to get away from the Big Bosses. Written in an accessible, involving style, Representing Middle-earth shows us both a Tolkien we did not know before and a world that can tremendously gain from reading Tolkien wisely."—Nicholas Birns,. New York University, author of The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

Voir le site internet de l'éditeur McFarland & Co

> Sur un thème proche :