You Shall Not Pass

Authors

  • Raymond M. Vince Author

Keywords:

poetry, modal verbs, J. R. R. Tolkien, fate, Beowulf

Abstract

In this poem, the English modal verbs prompt a reflection on fate and on the difference between Gandalf’s words to the Balrog in Tolkien’s novel and in Peter Jackson’s film.

Author Biography

  • Raymond M. Vince

    Raymond M. Vince has taught American Literature & Writing, Religion, and History of Science & Mathematics for over twenty-five years—at Richmond College London, various Episcopal schools, The University of Tampa, USF, Eckerd College, & HCC. He earned graduate degrees in English Literature, Theology, and Logic & Scientific Method. He has published a book, War, Heroism, and Narrative (VDM 2008), a chapter on William Morris in Arthurian Writers (2008), and five articles in The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review and The Mailer Review.

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Published

2018-10-25

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Creative Works

How to Cite

Vince, Raymond M. “You Shall Not Pass”. The Mailer Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Oct. 2018, pp. 336–337, https://mailerreview.org/journal/article/view/670.