Abstract
Discusses the idea of a paradise in the West—its mythological and literary sources, its relationship to history, and Tolkien’s use of it in the poem “Imram.”
Recommended Citation
Roche, Norma
(1991)
"Sailing West: Tolkien, the Saint Brendan Story, and the Idea of Paradise in the West,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 17
:
No.
4
, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol17/iss4/3
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