Posthumously published writings – from The Silmarillion to the recently discovered The Fall of Gondolin With reference to adaptations of Tolkien's work including the Peter Jackson films, notes on Tolkien's sources and surveys of key scholarly and critical writings, this is an accessible and authoritative guide to one of the 20th century's greatest and most popular writers.The major works – The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed is an essential guide to the author's life and work. For readers and students getting to grips with this world for the first time, J.R.R. Tolkien invented the modern fantasy novel. With his richly detailed world of Middle Earth and the epic tales he told around it, J.R.R. As fantasy author Terry Brooks said, Tolkien 'was the premier fantasy writer of the last century, and all of us writing today owe him a huge debt.' No other writer W.H. Tolkien's influence on literature has been considerable, too, and not just in the realm of fantasy, sci-fi, fairy tales and related genres. Back in 1937, 19, the publishers Allen & Unwin did their bit, of course, with reviews, blurbs, advertizing and so on, promoting The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as did the critics, but it was readers who first started the phenomenon that has become truly global. And the Tolkien phenomenon began with readers. You can't force people to buy books or go see movies there's isn't a magic formula (or ruling ring) to hypnotize readers and consumers (if there was, it'd be worth billions). Readers just love reading Tolkien's books. Around 100 million copies of The Lord of the Rings had been sold by the end of the twentieth century, and 60 million copies of The Hobbit, with sales of around 3 million per year of the two books combined. 104 out of 105 stores and 25,000 readers put The Lord of the Rings at the top (1984 was second). In 1997, The Lord of the Rings was voted the top book of the 20th century by readers in a British bookstore's poll (Waterstone's). EXTRACT FROM THE INTRODUCTION: Philip Toynbee declared, in 1961, that Tolkien's 'childish books had passed into a merciful oblivion', a wonderful statement, just a tad inaccurate. The text has been revised and updated for this edition.
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This guide is clearly written for the general reader, offering an all-round introduction to this hugely popular writer. Tolkien, the premier British fantasy author of the 20th century, and his great works: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. TOLKIEN: POCKET GUIDE Revised and Updated A new guide to the life and work of J.R.R. J R R Tolkien Pocket Guide Book Description : The 550 alphabetically arranged entries fall within the following categories of topics: adaptations art and illustrations characters in Tolkien's work critical history and scholarship influence of Tolkien languages biography literary sources literature creatures and peoples of Middle-earth objects in Tolkien's work places in Tolkien's work reception of Tolkien medieval scholars scholarship by Tolkien medieval literature stylistic elements themes in Tolkien's works theological/ philosophical concepts and philosophers Tolkien's contemporary history and culture works of literature Tolkien's fiction and his sources of influence are examined along with his artistic and academic achievements - including his translations of medieval texts - teaching posts, linguistic works, and the languages he created. Tolkien, but also introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Coverage not only presents the most recent scholarship on J.R.R. J R R Tolkien Encyclopedia Book Description :Ī detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume Encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field.
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