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Transformative Works and Cultures, 2009 Collectible card games (CCGs) are at the midpoint of the spectrum of gameplaying: half game, half story. An examination of a CCG based on Tolkien's Middle-earth illustrates the ways in which fans of the story have changed the game, especially in removing
Joe Bisz
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TRADUÇÕES FÉERICAS EM J. R. R. TOLKIEN:
IPOTESI – REVISTA DE ESTUDOS LITERÁRIOS, 2023 O trabalho a seguir apresenta uma análise das escolhas tradutórias empregadas na obra Ferreiro do Bosque Maior (2021), de J. R. R. Tolkien, traduzida por Cristina Casagrande. O texto procura explorar os postulados sobre contos de fada, estabelecidos por Tolkien em Árvore e Folha (2020), e sua relação com a tradução de Casagrande.
Hélio Parente, Walter Carlos Costa
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"Lá e de volta outra vez": o Imaginário Arthuriano em "A Queda de Arthur" de J. R. R. Tolkien
Revista Eletrônica História em Reflexão, 2023 O livro A Queda de Arthur é uma obra de J.R.R Tolkien que contém um poema em versos aliterativos escrito, aproximadamente, em 1930, mas organizado e publicado por Christopher Tolkien, filho do autor, em 2013.
Dominique Santos, Cristine Wöhl
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Digital Gaming and Tolkien, 1976-2015 [PDF]
, 2016 ‘Tolkien’ the cultural phenomenon is far bigger than J. R. R. Tolkien the author, or even J. R. R. Tolkien the author-and-oeuvre. When Christopher Tolkien asserted in 2012 that his father’s legacy has been rendered monstrous he blamed its fate on the ...
Young, Helen
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The problem of free will is child's play
Philosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-154, April 2026.Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
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The Horns of the North: Historical Sources of J. R. R. Tolkien\u27s Trilogy [PDF]
, 1976 Few books have enjoyed the publishing success seen in the last decade by J. R. R. Tolkien\u27s epic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Since the time of its paperback appearance in 1965 the work has not only attracted wide popular readership but has
Geib, George W.
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New Zealand Geographer, Volume 82, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT This paper offers a description of the microbial world‐making of scientific practices and technologies in manifesting the multiple ontologies of Mycoplasma bovis bacteria during the biosecurity response and eradication programme in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa).
Deidre Ann McDonald, Matthew Henry
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Antagonists of Evil in the Works of J. R. R. Tolkien and Nato Davitashvili
Nalans, 2021 The article deals with the main characteristics of the antagonists in Fantasy literature. Evil characters have always existed in different literary works. However, in fantasy literature the main antagonist is definitely evil.
Tamar Katamadze
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Prophetic Promise: The Lineal Return of ‘lopp’d branches’ in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline
Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 55-75, February 2026.Abstract This paper identifies the early‐modern conception of prophecy as a word‐magic performed across generations, a verbal promise that anticipates its own realisation in posterity. Just as Francis Bacon upheld the generative force of prophetic utterances by noting their ‘springing and germinant accomplishment throughout many ages’, Shakespeare’s ...
Rana Banna
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Review of The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth
, 2023 Review of John Garth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020). 208 pages. $29.95.
Spohn, Lauren
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