Special Aspects of the Study of Imaginary Worlds, through the Example of Fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien
Special Aspects of the Study of Imaginary Worlds, through the Example of Fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien
Минц М.М.
Abstract
The article deals with a number of theoretical and methodological issues related to the study of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional universe as an imaginary world. The author concentrates mainly on particularities of the primary sources, their classification, various kinds of internal authorship, and interrelations between certain groups of Tolkien’s works. Tolkien’s own views on the nature of creative work are also considered.
Keywords
J. R. R. Tolkien; legendarium; Middle-earth; imaginary worlds; theory and methodology