Essays about: "Virgil"

Found 1 essay containing the word Virgil.

  1. 1. We Are Very Similar, yet We Are Very Different: J.R.R Tolkien´s Éowyn of Rohan´s Vergilian Origins and Her Search for Meaning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Cathérina Kubresli; [2022-09-29]
    Keywords : Éowyn; Tolkien; Dido; Virgil; Aragorn; Aeneas; fate; epic society; psychology; self-recognition;

    Abstract : Abstract: Through the years, many characters in The Lord of the Rings have been analysed in different ways. Éowyn is no exception. Her character has often been associated with the shield-maidens and Valkyries existing in Nordic Germanic and Anglo-Saxon literatures. This essay, however, breaks with this tradition. READ MORE