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by Natasha Minnerly.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2013
Description
In "On Fairy Stories" J.R.R. Tolkien writes that joy is the "mark of the true fairy- story." Tolkien believed that joy was the defining characteristic of the genre. This joy is not just apparent in the happy ending of the fairy tale, but also in the manner in which the plot and characters show theories of joy, and the way the text itself creates joy in the reader. This paper will explore Tolkien's creation of brightness, hope, and wonder, and how these instances express a theory of joy. First I will look at the different types of joy in Tolkien's work, then the more general theories that these types express, and finally the effect the joy in the story has on the reader.
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v, 67 p.
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Identifier
851746278
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851746278
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by Natasha Minnerly.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.
Includes bibliography.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Date Backup
2013
Date Text
2013
Date Issued (EDTF)
2013
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FAU
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FADT3360961
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Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
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Minnerly, Natasha.
Graduate College
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electronic
v, 67 p.
Title Plain
Snowflakes out of fire
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
2013
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Title
Snowflakes out of fire
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Snowflakes out of fire
J.R.R. Tolkien's anatomy of joy