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J. R. R. Tolkien, ecology, and education [PDF]

, 2015
John Ronald Reul Tolkien (1892-1973) was an Oxford trained philologist, professor (don) at Oxford, noted scholar, and author of high fantasy literature.
Burkhart, Thad A., NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro   +1 more
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The ‘Romantic Faëry’: Keats, Tolkien, and the Perilous Realm [PDF]

, 2020
The Tolkien Estate Limited has given permission for the quotations from J R R Tolkien’s published works and unpublished manuscripts in this thesis and for its dissemination by the University of Exeter for the purposes of scholarly research and study. The
Sherwood, W
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What Makes the Names of Middle-earth So Fitting? Elements of Style in the Namecraft of J. R. R. Tolkien

Names, 2013
What makes a name ‘fitting’? Or, in closely related formulations, what makes a name ‘sound right’ or ‘ring true’? From the Cratylus to present-day studies in literary onomastics, the usual answer is that a name is fitting, right, or true for the person ...
Christopher L Robinson
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Book-Review: Binding Them All: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on J. R. R. Tolkien and His Works

Fafnir, 2018
Kirner-Ludwig, Monika, Stephan Köser, and Sebastian Streitberger, editors. Binding Them All: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on J. R. R. Tolkien and His Works. Walking Tree, 2017. ISBN 978-3-905703-37-5.
Jyrki Korpua
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Vegetal Modes of Resistance: Arboreal Eco-Rebellion in The Lord of the Rings

Humanities
This article posits that a fictional eco-rebel might be not just a human (child or young adult), but also a plant, revolting against the destruction of its dwelling place. The argument is furthered by way of a literary analysis of arboreal agency in J. R.
Lykke Guanio-Uluru
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Communication between animals and humans: language, understanding and matters of attitude in human-animal interaction [PDF]

, 2012
[Abstract] Sandra Grötsch, University of Oulu, Finland Conversation strategies between animals and humans. Language,understanding and matters of attitude in human-animal interaction.
Grötsch, Sandra
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Review of An Encouraging Thought: The Christian Worldview in the Writings of J.R.R. Tolkein

, 2023
Review of: Donald T. Williams, An Encouraging Thought: The Christian Worldview in the Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, (Cambridge, Ohio: Christian Publishing House, 2018). 154 pages. $11.95.
Wilson, Timothy
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Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015), ed. by Ralph C. Wood [PDF]

, 2018
Book review by Robin Anne Reid of Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015) ed.
Reid, Robin A., Dr.
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In de Ban van Tolkien

Religie & Samenleving, 2015
This article discusses how ‘believing’ works in Tolkien spirituality, a fiction-based religious milieu that uses J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives, in particular The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, as authoritative texts.
Markus Altena Davidsen
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THE AUTHOR OF THE EPIC: TOLKIEN, EVOLUTION, AND GOD'S STORY

Zygon, 2021
I argue that, because God is the author of history and has a purpose for his creation, evolution has a plot and can be analyzed with tools drawn from literary criticism.
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