Tolkien and the sea : proceedings of The Tolkien Society seminar 1996 / edited by Richard Crawshaw and Shaun Gunner.

"In many stories, myths and legends, the sea can be a beautiful and peaceful expanse of water, a dangerous and ferocious obstacle to be overcome, or a threat waiting to be unleashed. In Tolkien's works this is no exception. This book explores the theme of the sea in Tolkien's works, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Tolkien Society (England). Seminar (Author)
Other Authors:	Crawshaw, Richard (Editor), Gunner, Shaun (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Luna Press Publishing, 2021.
Series:	Peter Roes series ; vii
Subjects:	Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation > Congresses. Sea in literature > Congresses. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Congresses. Conference papers and proceedings.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Shaun Gunner
The great wave and other dreams in The Lord of the Rings / Patricia Reynolds
Seas and shores: a study of cataclysm in Middle-earth / Alex Lewis
Searching for an earthly paradise: some common images in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewism / Maria B. Kuteeva
The Sea-Bell: a voyage of exploration / Christine Davidson
Tolkien-on-sea: the view from the shores of Middle-earth / John Ellison.