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Dickensian Eponyms

open access: yesNames, 2013
Charles Dickens created almost a thousand fictional characters, many of whom have become synonyms for distinctive types of people or their pecu- liar traits.
Ernest L Abel
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The Book of Genesis and other allegorical origin stories of games

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 1-18, February 2025.
Abstract This essay delves into the complex interplay between the sacred and the ludic, with a particular emphasis on allegorical origin stories from various religious and mythological traditions, highlighting their portrayal of games and the concept of play. The analysis includes the Judaeo‐Christian Book of Genesis and the Babylonian Enuma Elish.
Bo Kampmann Walther
wiley   +1 more source

Recollections of J. R. R. Tolkien

open access: yesThe Chesterton Review, 2002
Reminiscences of walking with Tolkien around Malvern and of visits to his house in Sandfield Road. What he said and what our mutual friend, C.S. Lewis, said about him.
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluating the effect of grape syrup on iron deficiency anemia in women: A randomized clinical trial

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 5473-5479, August 2024.
This randomized, double‐blind clinical trial was achieved for the assessment of the grape molasses (GM) effect on iron deficiency anemia in women aged 15–49 years. In a 4‐week intervention, GM with ferrous sulfate tablets increased hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, and mean corpuscular volume significantly more than placebo syrup with ...
Rasul Pourhakim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Magic and Modern Magic

open access: yesLinguaculture, 2014
The paper discusses C. S. Lewis’ position on, and criticism of, magic vs. wisdom and the type of “fast” magic that the (post-)modern world has fallen prey to and ends by returning to the alternative that Lewis-and other writers such as his friend and ...
Ghivirigă Teodora
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Hobbits, ents, and dæmons : ecocritical thought embodied in the fantastic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper investigates the occurrence of ecocritical thought in two canonical fantasy epics, The Lord of The Rings (1954–1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien and His Dark Materials (1995–2000) by Philip Pullman.
Ulstein, Gry
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Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for iron

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2024.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for iron. Systematic reviews were conducted to identify evidence regarding high iron intakes and risk of chronic diseases, adverse ...
EFSA Panel on Nutrition   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRADUÇÕES FÉERICAS EM J. R. R. TOLKIEN:

open access: yesIPOTESI – 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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Reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. J. R. R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Paul H. Kocher. The Achievement of C.S. Lewis. Thomas Howard. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson. The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher
Egan, Thomas M.   +2 more
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AN ‘AMATEUR OF GENIUS’: C.S. LEWIS ON THE RISKS OF PROFESSIONAL THEOLOGY

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 225-238, May 2024.
ABSTRACT Abstract: Six decades after his death, there is still no scholarly consensus regarding whether C.S. Lewis should be considered an important theologian of the twentieth century. This paper investigates where the belief that Lewis was not a theological writer worth taking seriously originated.
Jahdiel Perez
wiley   +1 more source

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