Tolkien as a literary artist : exploring rhetoric, language and style in The Lord of the Rings / Thomas Kullmann, Dirk Siepmann.
This book takes a fresh look at Tolkiens literary artistry from the points of view of both linguistics and literary history, with the aim of shedding light on the literary techniques used in The Lord of the Rings. The authors study Tolkiens use of words, style, narrative techniques, rhetoric and sym...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2021 English/International |
| Summary: | This book takes a fresh look at Tolkiens literary artistry from the points of view of both linguistics and literary history, with the aim of shedding light on the literary techniques used in The Lord of the Rings. The authors study Tolkiens use of words, style, narrative techniques, rhetoric and symbolism to highlight his status as literary artist. Dirk Siepmann uses a corpus stylistic approach to analyse Tolkiens vocabulary and syntax, while Thomas Kullmann uses discourse theory, literary history and concepts of intertextuality to explore Tolkiens literary techniques, relating them to the history of English fiction and poetry. Issues discussed include point of view, speeches, story-telling, landscape descriptions, the poems inserted into the body of the narrative, and the role of language in the characterization of the novels protagonists. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of literature, corpus linguistics and stylistics, as well as Tolkien fans and specialists. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 303069299X 9783030692995 3030692981 9783030692988 |