Warm Beds Are Good: Sex and Libido in Tolkien's
Writing
An Essay By Tyellas
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This essay is an attempt at a
serious, scholarly analysis of sex in Tolkien. It takes a more serious view than
my factual yet light piece What
Tolkien Officially Said About Elf Sex, and has a wider scope. There may be
other essays extant on this, and I am aware that some of the topics I mention,
such as Sam and Frodo, are often hotly debated by fans. Correspondence is
welcome to tyellas@hotmail.com.
In 2005, this essay was published in Issue #42 of Mallorn, the journal of the Tolkien Society. In the improbable event that you would like a print copy of this essay, you can order this issue of Mallorn through the Tolkien Society's web site.
This essay can be read translated into Italian here, and into German (PDF file) here. Thanks to the wonderful translators! |
Warm Beds are Good discusses
the following:
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Tolkien: Old-Fashioned In His
Day
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Central Concepts of Sex in
Tolkien's Writing
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Libido as Reward in The Lord
of the Rings
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Sam and Frodo: Gay? Or
Victorian?
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The Censored Silmarillion
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Laws and Customs Among the
Eldar: Everything Under Control
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The Great Tolkien Sex Story, Aldarion
and Erendis
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Modern Readers' Reactions:
Updating the Myths
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