Themes from Mythology and Christianity in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion – Bc. Miloslav Plot
Bc. Miloslav Plot
Master's thesis
Themes from Mythology and Christianity in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion
Themes from Mythology and Christianity in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá spojitostmi mezi nadpřirozenými bytostmi ve sbírce Sil-marillion na straně jedné a postavami z řecké, popřípadě severské mytologie a biblickými motivy na straně druhé. Předměty klasických studií, mytologie skandinávských zemí a křesťanství hrály významnou roli jak v životě J. R. R. Tolkiena, tak ve vývoji anglické kultury. Je tedy nasnadě, že se autor při tvorbě svých …moreAbstract:
This diploma thesis focuses on the connections between the deities introduced in The Sil-marillion and characters from Greek and Norse mythology, as well as themes from the Bible. Classics, Norse mythology and Christianity each played a role in both the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and the historical development of England. Therefore, it is probable that the characters he grants great power in his stories …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 5. 2022
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/yeysb/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 14. 6. 2022
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
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English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature
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