J.R.R. Tolkien: Romanticist and Poet

J.R.R. Tolkien: Romanticist and Poet is a book written by Julian Eilmann. It was published as No. 36 in the Cormarë Series.

Contents

Part I: Introduction

  1. Explanation and Legitimation of the Research Questions within the Scope of Tolkien Research
  2. Methodological Foundation of the Study
  3. Research Approach

Part II: The Romanticist

  1. The Nature of Romanticism
  2. — Romanticism: Approaching a Controversial Term
  3. — Romanticism as a European Phenomenon
  4. — Yearning for the Infinite: The Essence of Romanticism
  5. Gems All Turn Into Flowers: Tolkien and Romanticist Poetology
  6. A Window into the Infinite: The Romanticist Poetology
  7. Colonies of Paradise: The Dream of a New Mythology in Romanticism and in Tolkien
  8. Regaining of a Clear View: The Romanticist Poetology in Tolkien's Theory of Fantasy
  9. When We are Enchanted: The Romanticist Re-enchantment of the World
  10. Drenched in Magic: Romantic Fantasy of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  11. The Very Treasury of all Romantic Things: Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter
  12. Beauty beyond Time: Kenneth Morris' "Sion ap Siencyn"
  13. The Voiceless Longing of My Heart: George MacDonald's Phantastes and Tolkien's Smith of Wootton Major
  14. — — Achieving Stories of Power and Beauty: Tolkien's Reception of MacDonald within the Scope of Attraction and Aversion
  15. — — Insight into the Very Nature of Things: Romantic Fantasy in MacDonald's and Tolkien's Poetology
  16. — — A Gush of Wonderment and Longing: George MacDonald's Phantastes
  17. — — A Poet Without Words: The Story-within-a-Story of Cosmo von Wehrstahl in Phantastes
  18. His Heart Afire with Bright Desire: Romanticist Motifs in Tolkien's Work
  19. For the Star Shone Bright on his Brow: Romanticist Motifs in Smith of Wootton Major
  20. Unquenchable Longing: Eriol, the Romantic in Fairyland
  21. — — A Fair House and Magic Gardens: Romantic Landscape in The Book of Lost Tales
  22. — — Happy Wonderment: Eriol, the Romantic in the Realm of Faery
  23. Some Other Dearer Thing: Romantic Nostalgia in Tolkien's Work
  24. — — His Little Hobbit-hole: Home as a Place of Longing
  25. — — A Springless Autumn: Historical Nostalgia
  26. — — One who Visits a Strange Country: Existential Homesickness in Middle-earth
  27. O! It's Knocking at My Heart: Romanticist Motifs in Tolkien's Early Poetry
  28. An Ever-eve of Gloaming Light: Romanticist Poems from the Context of the Lost Tales

Part III: The Poet

  1. More Poetaster than Poet: Tolkien's Poems in the Scope of Research
  2. Appetite for Music and Poetry: Songs and Poetry as Part of the Cultural Communication in Middle-earth
  3. He Rode Singing in the Sun: Speaking in Songs
  4. The Right Song for the Occasion: Folk Songs, Occasional Poetry and Hiking Songs in Middle-earth
  5. Inside a Song: Songs, Poetry and Magic in Middle-earth
  6. Words that Take Shape: The Creative Power of Poetry
  7. A Merry Fellow: Tom Bombadil and the Fountainhead of all Poetry
  8. Songs of Power: On the Relationship between Songs, Magic and Art in Middle-earth
  9. — — Lord and God of his Private Creation: On the Relationship between Magic and Song
  10. — — A Song of Surpassing Loveliness: Lúthien Tinúviel's Siren's Song
  11. — — Contempt for Things Save Himself: The Perverted Artist
  12. — — Summary and Outlook
  13. Music that Turns into Running Water: The Poetic Transcendental Experience
  14. Tra-la-la-lally: Songs and Poems in The Hobbit
  15. We Must Away Ere Break of Day: Folk Songs and the Collective Song Tradition
  16. The Lakes Shall Shine and Burn: The Political Function of Songs and Poetic Transmission
  17. On the Spur of a Very Awkward Moment: Occasional Poetry in The Hobbit
  18. Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold: The Poetic Exposition of the Novel
  19. — Summary

Part IV: Conclusion and Outlook

Referencias

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