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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Silmarillion"”.
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Creating a "Mythology for England": the role of England and Englishness in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien
… an authentic English basis for his mythological 'Silmarillion' writings. The use of Old English language in the creation of his mythological works, and the use of English places in creating the landscape of his mythological world, support the reading of the 'Silmarillion' as providing an English …
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The value hierarchies of J.R.R. Tolkien and his legacy: a reimagining of fantasy fiction and the propagation of colonial racism
… The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion are based on his colonial worldview. They are biographical in that Tolkien draws heavily from his life experience to tell his stories. The biographical influence manifests in a hierarchical representation of everything from trees and …
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Die Funktion der Atlantis-Rezeption in J. R. R. Tolkiens Númenor zwischen Empirie und Phantasie
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) ist mit seinem Mittelerde-Komplex einer der erfolgreichsten und wirkungsmächtigsten Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts und begründete mit seinem Schaffen die moderne Fantasy-Literatur. Zunächst von Leserinnen und Lesern immer wieder deutend als Allegorie des Zweiten …