Ancient Rome belongs to the future, the present, and the past of Middle-earth. In the future, because, from his first writings, Tolkien places his Legendary in a world prior to Antiquity. To the present, because the history of Gondor is, in part, a rewriting of Roman imperial history. Finally, from the past, because Tolkien borrows from certain late antique and medieval texts the memory of a lost Rome awaiting restoration
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
ISBN:978-2-406-15954-4
EAN:9782406159544
ISSN: 2261-1851
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15954-4.p.0165
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 02-14-2024
Language: French
Keyword: Ancient literature, fantasy studies, ancient history, roman history, comparative literature