"The Great War and Tolkien's Memory: An Examination of World War I Them" by Janet Brennan Croft

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The Great War and Tolkien's Memory: An Examination of World War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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Janet Brennan Croft, University of OklahomaFollow

Abstract

Examines Tolkien’s experiences during World War I and typical WWI themes in his writings: the pastoral moment, ritual and romance, and the sense of national literature. Looks at how Tolkien mythologized his war experiences in his fiction.

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Croft, Janet Brennan (2002) "The Great War and Tolkien's Memory: An Examination of World War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 23 : No. 4 , Article 2.
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol23/iss4/2

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