{"title":"'A Mythology for England': Teaching Tolkien's Arthurian Inspirations","authors":"J. Beal","doi":"10.1353/art.2022.0036","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In my course, 'The Mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien,' I discuss with my students the influence of the Arthurian tradition on Tolkien's own fantasy stories. An understanding of the influence of the 'Matter of Britain' on Tolkien leads to a deeper awareness of the persistent power of Arthurian legend and its transformation in the work of one of the best-known, best-loved authors of the twentieth century. (JB)","PeriodicalId":43123,"journal":{"name":"Arthuriana","volume":"32 1","pages":"10 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Arthuriana","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2022.0036","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE, BRITISH ISLES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:In my course, 'The Mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien,' I discuss with my students the influence of the Arthurian tradition on Tolkien's own fantasy stories. An understanding of the influence of the 'Matter of Britain' on Tolkien leads to a deeper awareness of the persistent power of Arthurian legend and its transformation in the work of one of the best-known, best-loved authors of the twentieth century. (JB)
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Arthuriana publishes peer-reviewed, on-line analytical and bibliographical surveys of various Arthurian subjects. You can access these e-resources through this site. The review and evaluation processes for e-articles is identical to that for the print journal . Once accepted for publication, our surveys are supported and maintained by Professor Alan Lupack at the University of Rochester through the Camelot Project.