Abstract
This extensive study of Túrin Turambar uses two frameworks to examine his character and story: that of the Byronic Hero (with a side glance at the Gothic Villain in order to differentiate the two), and that of the Absurd Hero, exemplified by Camus’s Sisyphus.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, Jesse
(2010)
"Master of Doom by Doom Mastered: Heroism, Fate, and Death in The Children of Húrin,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 29
:
No.
1
, Article 7.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol29/iss1/7
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