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| Author | : Nick Groom |
| Publisher | : Atlantic Books |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2022-09-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1838956999 |
'Fascinating.... Wonderfully exhilarating.' Mail on Sunday An engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle-Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty-five years on from its first appearance? Beginning with Tolkien's earliest influences and drawing on key moments from his life, Twenty-First-Century Tolkien is an engaging and radical reinterpretation of the beloved author's work. Not only does it trace the genesis of the original books, it also explores the later adaptations and reworkings that cemented his reputation as a cultural phenomenon, including Peter Jackson's blockbuster films of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and the highly anticipated TV series The Rings of Power. Delving deep into topics such as friendship, failure, the environment, diversity, and Tolkien's place in a post-Covid age, Nick Groom takes us on an unexpected journey through Tolkien's world, revealing how it is more relevant now than ever before.
| Author | : Nick Groom |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2023-09-05 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1639365044 |
An original and thought-provoking reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien’s world, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle-Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty-five years after its first publication? Beginning with Tolkien's earliest influence—and drawing on key moments from his life, Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century is an engaging and vibrant reinterpretation of the beloved author's work. Not only does it trace the genesis and inspiration for the original books, but the narrative also explores the later film and literary adaptations that have cemented his reputation as a cultural phenomenon. Delving deep into topics such as friendship, failure, the environment, diversity, and Tolkien's place in a post-Covid age, Nick Groom takes us on an unexpected journey through Tolkien's world, revealing how it is more relevant now than perhaps Tolkien himself ever envisioned.
| Author | : Jorge Luis Bueno-Alonso |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2022-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781527583955 |
In our media-saturated 21st century, Tolkien's influence in shaping the fantasy genre remains as important as it has always been. This volume covers analytical issues concerning such influence from the perspectives of reading, reception, and reinterpretation.
| Author | : Dennis L. McKiernan |
| Publisher | : Roc |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Dwarfs (Folklore) |
| ISBN | : 9780451458612 |
Two of McKiernan's bestselling novels of the mythical world of Mithgar--Trek to Kraggen-Cor and The Brega Path--are available in one volume for the first time.
| Author | : John Wm. Houghton |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2014-06-04 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1476614865 |
Widely considered one of the leading experts on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Thomas Alan Shippey has informed and enlightened a generation of Tolkien scholars and fans. In this collection, friends and colleagues honor Shippey with 15 essays that reflect their mentor's research interests, methods of literary criticism and attention to Tolkien's shorter works. In a wide-ranging consideration of Tolkien's oeuvre, the contributors explore the influence of 19th and 20th century book illustrations on Tolkien's work; utopia and fantasy in Tolkien's Middle-earth; the Silmarils, the Arkenstone, and the One Ring as thematic vehicles; the pattern of decline in Middle-earth as reflected in the diminishing power of language; Tolkien's interest in medieval genres; the heroism of secondary characters; and numerous other topics. Also included are brief memoirs by Shippey's colleagues and friends in academia and fandom and a bibliography of Shippey's work.
| Author | : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0261103342 |
The Lord of the Rings is an epic adventure, a beautifully written masterpiece of imaginative fiction of the 20th century.
| Author | : Theresa Freda Nicolay |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2014-05-21 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1476617201 |
The Lord of the Rings rarely makes an appearance in college courses that aim to examine modern British and American literature. Only in recent years have the fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien and his friend, C.S. Lewis, made their way into college syllabi alongside T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land or F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This volume aims to situate Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings within the literary period whose sensibility grew out of the 19th-century rise of secularism and industrialism, which culminated in the cataclysm of world war. During a pivotal moment in the history of Western culture, both Tolkien and his contemporaries--the literary modernists--engaged with the past in order to make sense of the present world, especially in the wake of World War I. While Tolkien and the modernists share many of the same concerns, their responses to the crisis of modernity are often antithetical. While the work of the modernists emphasizes alienation and despair, Tolkien's work underscores the value of fellowship and hope.
| Author | : Colin Duriez |
| Publisher | : Paulist Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1587680262 |
"This book explores their lives, unfolding the extraordinary story of their complex friendship that lasted, with its ups and downs, until Lewis's death in 1963. Despite their differences - of temperament, spiritual emphasis, and storytelling style - what united them was much stronger: A shared vision that continues to inspire their millions of readers throughout the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| Author | : Matthew Dickerson |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2012-09-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1441240322 |
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has delighted millions of fans worldwide in book and movie form. With the theatrical release of the two-part film The Hobbit slated for 2012 and 2013, attention will once again turn to J. R. R. Tolkien's classic works. In a culture where truth is relative and morality is viewed as old-fashioned, we welcome the chance to view the world through hobbit eyes: we have free will, our choices matter, and living a morally heroic life is possible. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Tolkien expert Matthew Dickerson shows how a Christian worldview and Christian themes undergird Tolkien's Middle-earth writings and how they are fundamentally important to understanding his vision. This revised and expanded edition of Following Gandalf includes new material on torture, social justice, and the importance of the body.
| Author | : Deke Parsons |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2014-11-14 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0786495375 |
The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature. In small-town Texas, Robert E. Howard pounded out his own fantasy realm in his Conan stories, published serially in the ephemeral pulp magazines he loved. Jerry Siegel created Superman with Joe Shuster, and laid the foundation for perhaps the most far-reaching fantasy worlds: the universe of DC and Marvel comics. The work of extraordinary people who lived in an extraordinary decade, this modern fantasy canon still provides source material for the most successful literary and film franchises of the 21st century. Modern fantasy speaks to the human experience and still shows its origins from the lives and times of its creators.
