Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Amendt-Raduege, Amy (1968-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : "The sweet and the bitter" [Texte imprimé] : death and dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The lord of the rings" / Amy Amendt-Raduege

Publication : Kent (Ohio) : the Kent state university press, copyright 2018

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-160 p.) ; 23 cm

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
In 1956, J. R. R. Tolkien famously stated that the real theme of The Lord of the Rings was "Death and Immortality." The deaths that underscore so much of the subject matter of Tolkien's masterpiece have a great deal to teach us. From the heroic to the humble, Tolkien draws on medieval concepts of death and dying to explore the glory and sorrow of human mortality. Three great themes of death link medieval Northern European culture, The Lord of the Rings, and contemporary culture: the way in which we die, the need to remember the dead, and above all the lingering apprehension of what happens after death. Like our medieval ancestors, we still talk about what it means to die as a hero, a traitor, or a coward; we still make decisions about ways to honor and remember the departed; and we continue to seek to appease and contain the dead. These themes suggest a latent resonance between medieval and modern cultures and raise an issue not generally discussed in contemporary Western society: our deeply rooted belief that how one dies in some way matters. While Tolkien, as a medieval scholar, naturally draws much of his inspiration from the literature, folklore, and legends of the Middle Ages, the popularity of his work affirms that modern audiences continue to find these tropes relevant and useful. From ideas of "good" and "bad" deaths to proper commemoration and disposal of the dead, and even to ghost stories, real people find comfort in the ideas about death and dying that Tolkien explores. "The Sweet and the Bitter": Death and Dying in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings examines the ways in which Tolkien's masterwork makes visible the connections between medieval and modern conceptions of dying and analyzes how contemporary readers use The Lord of the Rings as a tool for dealing with death

Sujet(s) : Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973). The Lord of the rings -- Thèmes, motifs  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Mort -- Dans la littérature  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781606353059. - ISBN 1606353055. - ISBN 9781631012877 (erroné). - ISBN 1631012878 (erroné)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb45392822j

Notice n° :  FRBNF45392822 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : Introduction ; 1. The wages of heroism ; 2. The bitter end ; 3. Songs and stones ; 4. Haunting the dead ; 5. Applicability: "Hope without guarantees".