Tweaking Things a Little. Essays on the Epic Fantasy of J.R.R. Tolkien and G.R.R. Martin - Couverture souple

Honegger, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3905703505 ISBN 13 : 9783905703504

Editeur : Walking Tree Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

"World-building, name-finding, language-crafting; the flaws in chivalric practice, and the ethics (Machiavellian and otherwise) that produce the moral complexities of Middle-earth and the Known World are thus the topics that Tweaking Things a Little considers. The modest title belies what lies within these covers: nimble readings, profound knowledge of the medieval world, original and provocative reading of both books and the TV show await the reader here. Pointing both back in time to the medieval underpinnings of Tolkien's creation and outwards to the contemporary world that informs Martin's pragmatic and politically astute thinking, these essays enthral, astonish and challenge. Best of all, they encourage us to journey back into Middle-earth and the Known World, with newly opened eyes and ears, to rediscover their wonders anew."

Carolyne Larrington, Professor of Medieval European Literature (University of Oxford), author of Winter is Coming: The Medieval World of 'Game of Thrones' (2015) and All Men Must Die: Power and Passion in 'Game of Thrones' (2021).

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Thomas Honegger is Professor for English Medieval Studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena (Germany).

Professor of Medieval European Literature (University of Oxford), author of 'Winter is Coming: The Medieval World of 'Game of Thrones' (2015) and 'All Men Must Die: Power and Passion in 'Game of Thrones' (2021).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Walking Tree Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3905703505
• ISBN 13: 9783905703504
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 466
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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