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Transformative Works and Cultures, 2009 Collectible card games (CCGs) are at the midpoint of the spectrum of game playing: 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 ...
Joe Bisz
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Las lenguas inventadas de J. R. R. Tolkien: consecuencias del “Arte Nuevo” o del “Nuevo Juego”
Estudios de Lingüística del Español, 2020 J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) es conocido sobre todo por sus obras literarias, especialmente por El hobbit y El señor de los anillos. Estas han sido objeto de estudiopor parte de disciplinas dispares como la filosofía, la psicología, la teología o la ...
Leticia Gándara Fernández
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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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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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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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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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J. R. R. Tolkien Typed Letter [PDF]
, 2017 Typed letter from J. R. R. Tolkien to Dr. Robert Boyer, dated August 25, 1971. Donated to the St. Norbert Archives by Dr.
Tolkien, J. R.R.
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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 Ideal of Kingship in the Writings of Charles Williams, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien [PDF]
, 2023 Review of Christopher Scarf, The Ideal of Kingship in the Writings of Charles Williams, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien (Cambridge, England, 2013). 202 pages. $50.00.
Ordway, Holly, Holly Ordway
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O Senhor dos Anéis de J. R. R. Tolkien e o universo da épica clássica
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos, 2019 A classificação do género O Senhor dos anéis de Tolkien tem suscitado um intenso debate nas últimas décadas. Neste texto, discute-se a relação desta obra com as épicas clássicas, apontando algumas diferenças estruturais e temáticas subjacentes à ...
Cláudia Teixeira
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