From Babylon to Númenor - The reception of Near Eastern Antiquity and the use of Akkadian sources in the work of J. R. R Tolkien

From Babylon to Númenor The reception of Near Eastern Antiquity and the use of Akkadian sources in the work of J. R. R Tolkien

Publication type: Article from a collective work
Collective work: Tolkien et l’Antiquité. Passé et Antiquités en Terre du Milieu
Author: Nicolas (Thibaud)
Abstract: In the 1930s, Tolkien began to develop the first version of the story of the Downfall of Númenor. At the same time, several works appeared on Akkadian (the Semitic language of Mesopotamia inscribed on cuneiform tablets) and the myths of ancient Mesopotamia. These Assyriological discoveries influenced the invention of Adûnaic, the language of Númenor, and played a role in the creation of a central myth of the Legendary.
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Pages: 143 to 163
Collection: Encounters, n° 612
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
EAN: 9782406159544
ISBN: 978-2-406-15954-4
ISSN: 2261-1851
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15954-4.p.0143
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 02-14-2024
Language: French
Keyword: Ancient literature, fantasy studies, ancient Near East, comparative literature