“Music Makers” and World Creators

Michaela Hausmann received her Ph.D. at the University of Vechta, Germany, where she also worked as a research assistant and lecturer in English Literary Studies. She has taught and presented on various aspects of English literature, especially fantasy literature, poetry, Victorian literature, Early Modern drama and Romanticism. Her publications include: Beyond Generic and Medial Borders: Poetry in Fantastic Literary Narratives and Their Respective Film Adaptations, in Timo Müller/David Kerler (eds.). Poetry Unlimited. Berlin: de Gruyter, and Lyrics on Lost Lands: Constructing Lost Places through Poetry in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in Dimitra Fimi / Thomas Honegger (eds.). Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, its Precursors and its Legacies. Zurich / Jena: Walking Tree.

Introduction





Theory, Methodology and Corpus






Participating Genres





The Concept of Genre



Prose Narratives



Poetry



Fantasy Literature




Prosimetric Literature: Forms, Development and Functions





Forms and Development



General and Narrative Functions




Methodological Toolset and Corpus Selection





Terms and Hypotheses



The Corpus Selection










George MacDonald’s Phantastes (1858)





Literary Influences and Artistic Vision



Imagination and Creative Power in Paratextual and Intratextual Poems



Love and Ideals in Paratextual and Intratextual Poems



Failure and Improvement in Paratextual and Intratextual Poems



Journey and Death in Paratextual and Intratextual Poems



Interim Conclusion






Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass (1871)





Lewis Carroll and Nonsense Fantasy



The Framing Poems



Jabberwocky



Nursery Rhymes and Parodies



Of Fish and Power



Interim Conclusion








William Morris’ The Sundering Flood (1897)





The Political and Aesthetic Influences on Morris’ Last Romances



Scolding Songs



Words and Staves on War and Strife



Humanising the Hero in Rhymes and Relationships



Interim Conclusion






J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954/1955)





Literary Influences and Mythopoeic Project



The Ring Verse



Ludic Lyrics and Poetic Power Play: The Hobbits and Tom Bombadil



Lyrical Lore of Past and Future



Martial Melodies and Death Dirges



Panegyrics for the Past



Poetic Praise and Prayer



There and Back Again on Poeticised Paths



Interim Conclusion






Conclusion





Works Cited





Primary Works



Secondary Works