Mirror on Middle-earth, J. R. R. Tolkien and the critical perspectives [PDF]
, 1998 grantor: University of TorontoThis dissertation evaluates the commentary on J. R. R. Tolkien, which includes the author's self-criticism. Commonly-held views of Tolkien reception, such as that there is a large body of "hostile" criticism or ...
Timmons, Dan
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Climate Models as a Retroactive and Exploratory World-building Tool
FafnirLiterary world-building allows authors to experiment with their creation, changing features of imaginary worlds to contrast with the real world.
John Cook +4 more
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Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien [PDF]
, 2006 Many readers drawn into the heroic tales of J. R. R. Tolkien’s imaginary world of Middle-earth have given little conscious thought to the importance of the land itself in his stories or to the vital roles played by the flora and fauna of that land.
Dickerson, Matthew T., Evans, Jonathan
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Background Checks: Disentangling Class, Race, and Gender in CRPG Character Creators. [PDF]
Games Cult, 2023 Iantorno M, Consalvo M.
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Framing audience prefigurations of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The roles of fandom, politics and idealised intertexts [PDF]
, 2014 Audiences for blockbuster event-film sequels and adaptations often formulate highly developed expectations, motivations, understandings and opinions well before the films are released.
Hight, Craig +3 more
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Evaluating Bad Theology and Making a Case for the Ethical Priority of Religious Diversity in Tolkien Studies [PDF]
Presented at Oxonmoot in 2024, the aim of this paper is to present a selection of theological Tolkien criticisms for the purpose of evaluating them through practical theologian Leah Robinson’s definition of bad theology.
Polk, Nick
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Mapping for nonpulmonary vein atrial fibrillation sources: The road to improved ablation outcomes. [PDF]
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 2023 Krummen DE, Ho G, Hsu JC.
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Mapping Middle-earth [Elektronisk resurs] : Environmental and Political Narratives in J.R. R. Tolkien’s Cartographies (2024) by Anahit Behrooz [PDF]
The force driving Anahit Behrooz’s Mapping Middle-earth is a desire todemonstrate that J. R. R. Tolkien’s work deserves to be taken (more) seriouslyin the field of literary studies.
Ekman, Stefan,
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Tolkien Fandom Oral Histories Éoreds 1-11 [PDF]
, 2019 This data set consists of the text of recorded sound interviews collected by Marquette Archives staff from fans of English author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), along with information describing the interviewees (e.g. Age, Gender, Location).
Fliss, William M.
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