Title

I Am No Man; J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as Gender-Progressive Text

Author

Justine A. di Giovanni, College of William and Mary

Date Thesis Awarded

Spring 5-2011

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors of Arts (BA)

Department

English

Advisor

John W. Conlee

Committee Members

Suzanne Raitt

Naama Zahavi-Ely

M. Lee Alexander

Abstract

An exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings from the prospective of feminist literary critique in order to prove that Tolkien's view of gender and society is more progressive than traditionally believed.

Recommended Citation

di Giovanni, Justine A., "I Am No Man; J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as Gender-Progressive Text" (2011). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 859.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/859

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Comments

Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.