|
|
News archive <-newer items | older items-> 30th September 2017: JRR Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet is published Our new monograph, JRR Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet by Julian Eilmann is now available.
Sleeps a song in things abounding Joseph v. Eichendorff's (1788–1857) famous poem "Wünschelrute" expresses what lies at the heart of the romantic weltanschauung: a transcendent secret surrounds us and can be roused by romantic individuals with the help of poetry and art. As a consequence of this romantic perspective the world regains its fundamental magical quality. Although dating back to the first half of the 19th century, the romantic weltanschauung underlies the life and work of many representatives of later periods, J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) amongst them. [read more]
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=137 ) <-newer items | older items-> The most recent news items can also be viewed on the latest news page. | |
|