J. R. R. Tolkien’s Reconceptualization of The Anglo-Saxon Oath in The Lord of the Rings

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 英文學系碩士班 === 96 === This thesis studies how J.R.R. Tolkien represents the Anglo-Saxon cultural practice of oath in The Lord of the Rings (hereafter LotR) as a way to re-examine traditional heroism in light of a redressed lord-and-retainer relationship. The thesis is divided into four...

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Main Authors: Chia-Ping Lin, 林佳平
Other Authors: Stella Wang
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81359830536619212036