A lecture exploring how J.R.R. Tolkien's 1911 Swiss Alpine journey inspired the landscapes of Middle-earth.
Date
Tuesday 3 November
18:00 – 20:00
Venue
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Zähringerplatz 6, Zürich
Price
Price on organiser’s site
Language
German
Automatically translated from German
Sarah Heinzelmann and Lukas Ritzel trace the routes of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1911 journey through the Swiss Alps and explore how the landscapes he encountered shaped his fictional world. The lecture investigates the relationship between travel memories and creative imagination: how did mountain peaks, gorges and encounters become locations in Middle-earth? Tolkien's own recollections are combined with geographical and literary research, distinguishing between documented influences, plausible connections and striking similarities.
Organiser · Tolkien Schweiz
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Tue 3 Nov · 18:00
Price: see website