Memories of (Ancient Roman) War in Tolkien’s Dead Marshes

The dark, malodorous wetland called the Dead Marshes ranks among the most memorable and enigmatic landscapes in fantasy literature. While one influential line of scholarship connects the passage to Tolkien’s experiences in the Great War, this article argues that the Marshes should also be read as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marian W. Makins
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Potsdam 2017-04-01
Series:thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date
Subjects:
war
Online Access:https://www.thersites-journal.de/index.php/thr/article/view/36