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Time and Space in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
[This module comprises, on the one hand, a block-seminar element consisting of the International Tolkien Conference 28-30 October 2022, FSU Jena, and, on the other hand, a series of sessions throughout term (Thursday 18-20 hrs; specific dates and details to be announced in the first preparatory meeting on Thursday 20 October 2022)]
As can be seen from many of the texts recently published in the volume The Nature of Middle-earth (2021; edited by Carl Hostetter), Tolkien extensively studied the different aspects of the space- and time-continuum. He did so often in order to give his subcreated world a cohesive and coherent temporal and spatial framework. Therefore, aspects belonging primarily to the field of ‘worldbuilding’ will be one aspect to be explored. However, we also want to encourage participants to investigate the narrative effects of space and time. |
