Tolkien Through Russian Eyes examines the sociological impact of the translation and publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's works in post-Soviet Russia. After70 years of obligatory State atheism, when the Soviet Union collapsed, Russian society began actively seeking new sets of spiritual values. The Christian-likedoctrine of Tolkienism has attracted a substantial following. During the Soviet era, The Lord of the Rings was a banned book, which was translated independentlyby a number of underground translators. The result of this is that there are numerous contemporary published translations competing with each other forthe reader's attention. There are 10 translations of The Lord of the Rings; 9 translations of The Hobbit and 6 translations of...

ISBN: 9783952142479 
Дата выхода: декабрь 2003

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