Dimitra Fimi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433506 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dimitra Fimi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dimitra |
| FAMILY NAME | Fimi |
| SIGNATURE | FIMI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cardiff University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5018-3074 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gnomes, Gnature, and the “Gnifty Gnomobile”
Upton Sinclair’s only children’s book, The Gnomobile: A Gnice Gnew Gnarrative with Gnonsense, but Gnothing Gnaughty (1936), follows the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, Elizabeth, her young uncle Rodney, and their encounter with the last two Gnomes (Bobo, and his grandfather Glogo) of the Californian redwoods. The Gnomes and their kin are victims of the lumber business and deforestation which, ironically, is the source of the wealth of Rodney an…
Magical Tales
Magical Tales is the book that accompanied the Bodleian Library exhibition Magical Books—From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth (23 May–27 October 2013). Instead of an exhibition catalogue, this book
Beatrix Potter
The Flying Dutchman and Other Folktales from the Netherlands
By Theo Meder, Illustrations by Minke Priester. World Folklore Series., Westport, Conn. and London: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, xx+260 pp., Illus. $40.00 (hbk), ISBN 1-591-58490-6 This collection of
Laughing with Medusa
Edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xiv+445 pp., Illus. £27.50 (pbk), £84.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-0-199-23794-4 (pbk), 978-0-9-27438-3 (hbk) Classical myth h
Concepts of Arthur . Thomas Green
Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages
Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages. By Dirk Meier. Translated by Angus McGeoch, Woodbridge, Suffolk and Rochester, N.Y.: Boydell, 2006, 192 pp. Illus., £19.99 (hbk), ISBN 1-843-832
Mad” Elves and “Elusive Beauty”
Contrary to Tolkien’s refutation of "Celtic things" as a source for his own mythology, this article attempts to show how his work has been inspired by Celtic folklore and myth. The article is not just a source study. It concentrates on one main example from Tolkien’s early literary writings that betrays a Celtic influence. At the same time it discusses Tolkien’s complex attitude towards "things Celtic" within the context of his strong sense of En…
Laughing with Medusa
Edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xiv+445 pp., Illus. £27.50 (pbk), £84.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-0-199-23794-4 (pbk), 978-0-9-27438-3 (hbk) Classical myth h
Mad” Elves and “Elusive Beauty”
Contrary to Tolkien’s refutation of "Celtic things" as a source for his own mythology, this article attempts to show how his work has been inspired by Celtic folklore and myth. The article is not just a source study. It concentrates on one main example from Tolkien’s early literary writings that betrays a Celtic influence. At the same time it discusses Tolkien’s complex attitude towards "things Celtic" within the context of his strong sense of En…
Mad” Elves and “Elusive Beauty”
Contrary to Tolkien’s refutation of "Celtic things" as a source for his own mythology, this article attempts to show how his work has been inspired by Celtic folklore and myth. The article is not just a source study. It concentrates on one main example from Tolkien’s early literary writings that betrays a Celtic influence. At the same time it discusses Tolkien’s complex attitude towards "things Celtic" within the context of his strong sense of En…
Concepts of Arthur . Thomas Green
Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages
Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages. By Dirk Meier. Translated by Angus McGeoch, Woodbridge, Suffolk and Rochester, N.Y.: Boydell, 2006, 192 pp. Illus., £19.99 (hbk), ISBN 1-843-832
The Flying Dutchman and Other Folktales from the Netherlands
By Theo Meder, Illustrations by Minke Priester. World Folklore Series., Westport, Conn. and London: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, xx+260 pp., Illus. $40.00 (hbk), ISBN 1-591-58490-6 This collection of
Laughing with Medusa
Edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xiv+445 pp., Illus. £27.50 (pbk), £84.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-0-199-23794-4 (pbk), 978-0-9-27438-3 (hbk) Classical myth h
Beatrix Potter
Magical Tales
Magical Tales is the book that accompanied the Bodleian Library exhibition Magical Books—From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth (23 May–27 October 2013). Instead of an exhibition catalogue, this book
Gnomes, Gnature, and the “Gnifty Gnomobile”
Upton Sinclair’s only children’s book, The Gnomobile: A Gnice Gnew Gnarrative with Gnonsense, but Gnothing Gnaughty (1936), follows the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, Elizabeth, her young uncle Rodney, and their encounter with the last two Gnomes (Bobo, and his grandfather Glogo) of the Californian redwoods. The Gnomes and their kin are victims of the lumber business and deforestation which, ironically, is the source of the wealth of Rodney an…
History (7 works) · Art (6 works) · History (6 works) · Folklore (4 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Mythology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works)