A Nodal Structure in Tolkien’s Tales of the First Age?

Authors

Nils Ivar Agøy

Artists and Illustrations Included in This Record

Artist
Paula DiSante

Illustration
"The Water Gate, from The Hobbit

Abstract

Identifies “nodes” or “stable images,” which persist in “staying more or less the same among endlessly changing plotlines” as Tolkien developed his narratives of the First Age.

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