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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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Review of Symbol or Substance? A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, and J. R. R. Tolkien

, 2023
Review of Peter Kreeft, Symbol or Substance? A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, and J. R. R. Tolkien (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2019). 232 pages. $16.95.
Neyhart, Jennifer
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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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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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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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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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“Lá e de volta outra vez”

Último Andar
Este estudo examina a jornada de Frodo Bolseiro em O Senhor dos Anéis à luz da teoria do monomito de Joseph Campbell e da influência cristã na obra de J. R. R. Tolkien.
Thais de Matos Barbosa
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Epic World-Building: Names and Cultures in Dune

Names, 2016
Names play a significant role in the development of the characters and cultures of the imaginary worlds envisioned by science fiction and fantasy authors. Rather than creating new languages, as J. R. R.
Kara Kennedy
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O senhor dos anéis e o cânone

Terra Roxa e Outras Terras: Revista de Estudos Literários, 2019
Há cerca de mais de oitenta anos J. R. R. Tolkien publicou a primeira obra que viria a compor todo um universo mítico. A partir dessa primeira publicação, a literatura tolkieniana consagrou-se dentre seu público leitor e impulsionou um novo segmento ...
Desiree Bueno Tiburcio, Luiz Carlos Migliozzi Ferreira de Mello   +1 more
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Clinical Metagenomics for Infectious Diseases: Progress toward Operational Value. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol, 2023
Gaston DC.
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