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ERIC Number: EJ496001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0425-0508
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The Restoration of Order through Language in Middle-Earth.
Keene, Louise E.
English in Texas, v25 n4 p25-31 Sum 1994
Applies chaos theory to J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," to see order and patterns in a supposed chaotic world. Discusses how Tolkien's background as a philologist served as a foundation for the stories he created, and notes how language itself changes events and controls and dominates characters in the trilogy. (SR)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Higher Education, Language Role, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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