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Genre/Form: | Thèses et écrits académiques |
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Additional Physical Format: | L'espace imaginaire dans les œuvres de J.R.R. Tolkien : The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Unfinished tales / par François Ducreux Lille : Atelier national de Reproduction des Thèses, 1996 2 microfiches (ABES)165991283 |
Named Person: | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien |
Material Type: | Thesis/dissertation, Manuscript |
Document Type: | Book, Archival Material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
François Ducreux; François Gallix; Université Paris-Sorbonne (1970-2017). |
OCLC Number: | 489846428 |
Description: | 2 vol. (499 f.) : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Responsibility: | par François Ducreux ; sous la direction de François Gallix. |
Abstract:
This work is a topological classification of the imaginary universe of Arda according to the criteria of archetypal analysis. The first part analyses the cosmogonic myth, the geography of Arda and its evolution towards present day earth. Middle-earth is put under the light of the symbolic "regimes" of imagination defined by Durand. Water imagery deeply emphasizes the diairetic scheme and images of death. Mountains (peaks or chains) are obstacles which can rarely be climbed up successfully. Thence the crossing through dark subterranean passages endowed with infernal connotations. One can remark a more deeply "felt" description of landscapes dominated by evil whose delineation was highly important for Tolkien. Images of intimacy are rarer. Wooded spaces are rather privileged. The tree turns out to be a very potent symbol in Tolkien's works. The study of all forms of housing shows towns and cities represent the development of natural sites and are marked by a profound desire for protection expressed through multiple walls or enclosures or their underground situation. The cycles of life-death-resurrection are numerous. Annexes give a few guidelines for a study of the cartographic evolution of Arda.
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