Author:
Eilmann, Julian, author.
ImprintZurich : Walking Tree Publishers, 2017.
Descriptioniii, 474 pages ; 24 cm
Note:English translation of author's doctoral thesis originally published in German.
Note:Part I. Introduction -- Explanation and legitimation of the research questions within the scope of Tolkien research -- Methodological foundation of the study -- Research approach-- Part II. The romanticist -- The nature of romanticism -- Gems all turn into flowers: Tolkien and romanticist poetology -- Drenched in magic: romantic fantasy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- His heart afire with bright desire: romanticist motifs in Tolkien's work -- Part III. The poet -- More poetaster than poet: Tolkien's poems in the scope of research -- Appetite for music and poetry: songs and poetry as part f the cultural communication in Middle-earth -- Inside a song: songs, poetry and magic in Middle-earth -- Tra-la-la-lally: songs and poems in The Hobbit -- Part IV. Conclusion and outlook.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-461) and index.
Note:An analysis and appreciation of the romantic quality of Tolkien's legendarium.--cf. p. [4] of cover.
