The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien

A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7288-5
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 339 g

Reihe: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy

J. R. R. Tolkien is arguably the most influential fantasy writer of all time--his world building and epic mythology have changed western audiences' imaginations and the entire fantasy genre. This book is the first wide-ranging Christian Platonic reading on Tolkien's fiction. This analysis, written for scholars and general Tolkien enthusiasts alike, discusses how Tolkien's fiction is constructed on levels of language, myth, and textuality that have a background in the Greek philosopher Plato's texts and early Christian philosophy influenced by Plato. It discusses the Christian Platonic concepts of ideal and real, creation and existence, and fall and struggle as central elements of Tolkien's fiction, focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth. By reading Tolkien's fiction as a depiction of ideal and real, from the vision of creation to the process of realization, it illuminates a part of Tolkien's aesthetics and mythology that previous studies have overlooked.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Korpua, Jyrki

Palumbo, Donald E.

Sullivan, Iii C. W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Jyrki Korpua is a teacher and researcher at the University of Turku and the University of Oulu, Finland. He has edited over 20 special issues of journals and published more than 20 articles on literature, video games, graphic novels, and film studies.