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Clendenning, George. |
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Youngstown State University. Dept. of English. |
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2011-01-31T14:18:46Z |
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2019-09-08T02:35:00Z |
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2011-01-31T14:18:46Z |
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2019-09-08T02:35:00Z |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b19680685 |
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http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1968068 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6238 |
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iv, 77 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 2003. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-77). |
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dc.description.abstract |
In 1996 the Waterstone's chain of British bookstores conducted a
poll of its readers in conjunction with the BBC. The readers were asked
to list the five greatest books of the century. In a surprising decision, the
readers selected J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
The result of the poll sent ripples throughout the literary
community. On one side of the debate sits the fans and supporters of
Tolkien's epic. Opposite them are the critics of Tolkien and fantasy as a
whole. The clashes that followed spawned an interest in Tolkien as well
as the genre of fantasy. What soon became evident in this new look at
fantasy was that it is difficult to define. Standard dictionary definitions
fail, as do many of the literary attempts. J.R.R. Tolkien also examines
fantasy in some of his own writings. He also fails to discover a definition
that stands up to analysis.
The thesis will examine the results of the Waterstone poll as well
as the responses of some of the critics and readers. It will also trace the
path of Tolkien's attempt to form a theory on fantasy through the idea of
Primary and Secondary Worlds in comparison to the definitions currently
being used. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by George Clendenning. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0803 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0803 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Tolkien, J. R. R., 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation. |
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Tolkien, J. R. R., 1892-1973--Public opinion. |
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Fantasy fiction. |
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dc.title |
Fantasy : its definitions, its critics, and J.R.R. Tolkien / |
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Thesis |
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