The Tolkien Companion

Author : J. E. A. Tyler
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781466866454

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The Complete Tolkien Companion by J. E. A. Tyler Pdf

For all those who journey to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, here is the complete guide to its lands, legends, histories, languages, and people. The Complete Tolkien Companion explains, translates, and links every single reference - names, dates, places, facts, famous weapons, even food and drink - to be found in Tolkien's world, which includes not only The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but also The Simarillion and many other posthumously published works. A detailed explanation of the various Elvish writing systems, together with maps, charts, and genealogical tables, bring the remarkable genius of Tolkien and the unforgettable world and wonder of Middle Earth to life with focus and accuracy. Presented in alphabetical order for quick and easy reference, this is an indispensable accompaniment for anyone who embarks on the reading journey of a lifetime. First published in 1976, this edition has been fully revised and updated for a new century of Tolkien lovers.

Author : J. E. A. Tyler
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 031257066X

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The New Tolkien Companion by J. E. A. Tyler Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the history, legends, languages, and peoples of Middle Earth, compiling every known fact, name, word, date, etymological allusion, and event and providing explanatory maps, charts, and genealogical tables

Author : Stuart D. Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118517482

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A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart D. Lee Pdf

This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. An in-depth examination of Tolkien’s entire work by a cadre of top scholars Provides up-to-date discussion and analysis of Tolkien’s scholarly and literary works, including his latest posthumous book, The Fall of Arthur, as well as addressing contemporary adaptations, including the new Hobbit films Investigates various themes across his body of work, such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil Discusses the impact of his work on art, film, music, gaming, and subsequent generations of fantasy writers

Author : Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015066893044

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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide by Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond Pdf

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

Author : Wayne G. Hammond
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 2720 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0008214549

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The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide by Wayne G. Hammond Pdf

Stunning three-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who's who and chronology. The three volumes contained in this slipcase, written by two of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien, comprise the definitive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the 20th century. Tolkien's progress is traced from his birth in South Africa in 1892, to the battlefields of France and the lecture-halls of Leeds and Oxford, to his success as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, until his death in 1973. His many academic and literary achievements, his public reception, and his enduring fame are examined in detail. The first volume in this set is a Chronology of Tolkien's life and works, the most extensive biographical resource about him ever published. Thousands of details have been drawn from letters, contemporary documents in libraries and archives, and a wide variety of other published and unpublished sources. Assembled together, they form a portrait of Tolkien in all his aspects: the distinguished scholar of Old and Middle English, the capable teacher and administrator, the devoted husband and father, the brilliant creator of Middle-earth. The second and third volumes, the Reader's Guide, is an indispensable introduction to Tolkien's life, writings, and art. It includes histories and discussions of his works; analyses of the components of his vast 'Silmarillion' mythology; brief biographies of persons important in his life; accounts of places he knew; essays on topics such as Tolkien's interests and attitudes towards contemporary issues, ideas found in his works, adaptations, and invented languages; and checklists of his published works, his poetry, his pictorial art, and translations of his writing.

Author : J E A Tyler
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781761265242

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The Complete Tolkien Companion by J E A Tyler Pdf

For all those who journey to Middle Earth, here is the definitive guide to its lands, legends, histories, languages and people. The Complete Tolkien Companion explains, translates, and links every single reference - names, dates, places, facts, famous weapons, even food and drink - to be found in J. R. R. Tolkien's world, which includes not only The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but also The Simarillion and many other posthumously published works. A detailed explanation of the various Elvish writing systems, together with maps, charts, and genealogical tables, bring the remarkable genius of Toilkien and the unforgettable world and wonder of Middle Earth to life with focus and accuracy. First published in 1976, this is an indispensable accompaniment for anyone who embarks on the reading journey of a lifetime.

Author : Jude Fisher
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0618510826

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The Lord of the Rings Complete Visual Companion by Jude Fisher Pdf

Photographs, screenshots, and images from all three films provide a visual compendium of the film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," documenting the varied characters and locales as seen through Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-earth.

Author : David Day
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
ISBN : 9780684839790

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Tolkien by David Day Pdf

The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.

Author : Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007270606

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The Lord of the Rings by Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull Pdf

Since its first publication fifty years ago, The Lord of the Rings has generated an almost unparalleled interest from both fans and critics alike. Every detail of its 500,000+ words has been examined and discussed, making it the most widely studied - and enjoyed - work of fiction of the 20th century.In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull unravel the story of how an epic battle has been fought for decades, first by Professor Tolkien, then by his son, Christopher, to maintain the integrity of this huge story. They examine the work chapter by chapter, providing details of:,*Notes on significant author changes, when they entered, and any background history,*Notes on changes made by Christopher Tolkien, and differences between the earliest manuscripts and the printed text,*References to people, places and events that appear in other Tolkien books,*Explanations of unusual words,*Appearing for the first time, Tolkien's own "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings", with fascinating notes by him about many of the names he inventedThe Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion will provide a unique insight into the creative process of a true genius, and will offer a detailed and informative account of how the Book of the Century has evolved from one generation to the next.

Author : Jay Ruud
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0816077940

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Critical Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien by Jay Ruud Pdf

Provides a biography of Tolkien, entries on all his novels, stories, and poems, his published scholarly essays and lectures, important posthumously published works, and entries on related people, places, and topics.

Author : J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
ISBN : 0965307883

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The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Pdf

Author : Jude Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0618390979

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The Lord of the Rings by Jude Fisher Pdf

The ultimate movie companion to the peoples and places of Middle Earth, the official illustrated movie companion.

Author : Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015066893036

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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide by Christina Scull,Wayne G. Hammond Pdf

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult."The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish

Author : Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull,J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780008273484

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The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Volume 2: Reader’s Guide PART 1 by Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull,J. R. R. Tolkien Pdf

Volume 2 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published. This volume includes a superlative day-by-day chronology of Tolkien’s life, presenting the most detailed biographical record available.

Author : Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull,J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780008273477

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The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Volume 1: Chronology by Wayne G. Hammond,Christina Scull,J. R. R. Tolkien Pdf

Volume 1 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer and who’s who.