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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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"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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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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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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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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Positive Microbiology in the Movies
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2025.How ‘Positive Microbiology’ is portrayed in commercial movies and its potential as a tool for education and engaging general audiences to counteract germaphobia. Image done with freepik. ABSTRACT Microbes are essential for sustaining life in our planet.
Manuel Sánchez‐Angulo
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Eucatastrophe and the redemption in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion
Forma Breve, 2020 Forma Breve, n.º 16 (2020): Arca de Noé: Catástrofe e ...
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 7, Page 937-958, July 2025.Abstract The BookSampo Linked Data portal was deployed in 2011 by the Finnish Public Libraries and has today nearly 2 million annual users. Its Linked Data covers virtually all Finnish fiction literature but the data has not been used for data analyses in Digital Humanities. This paper discusses how the Knowledge Graph can be used for literary research
Annastiina Ahola +2 more
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Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning, 2014 : When the publisher Rabén & Sjögren published a new Swedish translation of The Hobbit (1962) in the wake of the success with The Lord of the Rings (1959–1961) with illustrations by Tove Jansson, it was a publication that seemed destined to become a ...
Björn Sundmark
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