Les héros mythiques et leurs doubles dans les labyrinthes de Tolkien

Fatma Zohra Ghanem; Mounir Hammouda

Les héros mythiques et leurs doubles dans les labyrinthes de Tolkien

Publication date: 28.06.2024

Cahiers ERTA, 2024, Numéro 38, pp. 69 - 90

https://doi.org/10.4467/23538953CE.24.011.19934

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Mythical Heroes and Their Doubles in Tolkien's Labyrinths

Abstract

This Research paper examines how Tolkien's novels, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," incorporate labyrinthine elements into their fictional worlds. In these literary works, events primarily unfold in open landscapes, but there are elements that evoke complex and dangerous mazes, where certain heroes assume roles similar to that of Theseus. Thus, this analysis explores the representations of the Labyrinth myth through Tolkien's writing, highlighting both the similarities and differences between these structures in the two contexts, while emphasizing the symbolism of the subterranean world, akin to a cave, as a site of transformation where heroes emerge metamorphosed, invoking both death and rebirth. The paper suggests the use of mythocriticism to analyze the reiterations and variations of Labyrinth mythemes in these novels.

Keywords

Labyrinth, Tolkien, mythocriticism, heroes, doubles

Labyrinthe, Tolkien, mythocritique, héros, doubles

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Information: Cahiers ERTA, 2024, Numéro 38, pp. 69 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23538953CE.24.011.19934

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Mythical Heroes and Their Doubles in Tolkien's Labyrinths

French: Les héros mythiques et leurs doubles dans les labyrinthes de Tolkien

Authors

Fatma Zohra Ghanem

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8232-4193

The University of Batna 2

Mounir Hammouda

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6979-5927

University of Biskra

Published at: 28.06.2024

Received at: 29.09.2023

Accepted at: 27.02.2024

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY

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Fatma Zohra Ghanem (Author) - 50%

Mounir Hammouda (Author) - 50%

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