Thesis/Dissertation: Klára Bisová: Elements of Weird Fiction in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy
Bachelor's thesis
Elements of Weird Fiction in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy
Abstract
Tato práce analyzuje prvky weird fiction v Tolkienově trilogii Pán prstenů. Práce se zabývá historickým kontextem a tím, jak se mohl odrazit v tvorbě Tolkiena a autorů žánru weird fiction, a také zkoumá to, zda Tolkienova tvorba mohla být tímto žánrem ovlivněna. Ve čtvrté kapitole jsou analyzovány charakteristické prvky weird fiction, které je možno nalézt v Pánovi prstenů; tato kapitola také argumentuje …more
Abstract
This Bachelor’s Thesis analyses elements of weird fiction literature in J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy The Lord of the Rings. This work examines the historical context and how it could have influenced both Tolkien and authors of weird fiction; it also researches whether Tolkien was familiar with the genre and if his writing could have been influenced by it. Chapter four of this work is dedicated to literary …more
Thesis description
25/5/2022 10:31, prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A., UČO 1770
Literature
- ALDER, Emily. “(Re)encountering Monsters: Animals in Early Twentieth-Century Weird Fiction.”. Textual Practice. Taylor and Francis Online, 2017, vol. 31, No 6, p. 1083-1100. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2017.1358686.
- CERVONE, Skye. “Recovering the Effects of Lord Dunsany on J. R. R. Tolkien.”. In S. T. Joshi. Critical Essays on Lord Dunsany. The Scarecrow Press, 2013.
- CHAMBERS, Robert W. The King in Yellow. Wordsworth Editions, 2010.
- PHELPSTEAD, Carl. “Myth Making and Sub-Creation.”. In edited by Stuart D. Lee. A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien. John Wiley & Sons, 2014, p. 79-91.
- TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Harper Collins, 2020.
- TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Two Towers. Harper Collins, 2020.
- TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Return of the King. Harper Collins, 2020.
- COLAVITO, Jason. Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge and the Development of the Horror Genre. McFarland & Company, 2008.
- MACHIN, James. Weird Fiction in Britain 1880-1939. Palgrave Gothic, 2018.
- HOOKER, Mark T. “Reading John Buchan in Search of Tolkien.”. In Jason Fisher. Tolkien and the Study of his Sources: Critical Essays. McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 162-192.
- MADSEN, Catherine. “Light from an Invisible Lamp: Natural Religion in The Lord of the Rings.”. Mythlore: A Journal of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature. Mythopoetic Society, 1988, vol. 14, No 3, p. 44-47.
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