Tolkien and the Classics
Title | Tolkien and the Classics PDF eBook |
Author | Roberto Arduini |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2019-06-14 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9783905703429 |
The origins of this collection are twofold. First, the awareness of the importance of making scholars and critics realize how much J.R.R. Tolkien is a great literary classic, comparable to those already accepted as 'canonical'. Second, to offer a publication that could be made use of by students and teachers of secondary schools / universities.
Tolkien and the Classical World
Title | Tolkien and the Classical World PDF eBook |
Author | Hamish Williams |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 458 |
Release | 2021-01-16 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9783905703450 |
While scholars have often cited the influence of medieval texts and society on J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal fantasy creations, the role of the classical world - the literature and thought of ancient Greece and Rome - has received far less attention. This volume of essays explores various ways in which Tolkien's literary creations were shaped by classical epic, myth, poetry, history, philosophy, drama, and language. In making such connections, the contributors to this volume are interested not simply in source-hunting but in how a reception of the classical world can shape the meaning we derive from Tolkien's masterworks. The contributions to this volume by Philip Burton, Lukasz Neubauer, Giuseppe Pezzini, Benjamin Eldon Stevens, Graham Shipley, and several other scholars should pave the way for further discussions between classical studies and fantasy studies.
The Illustrated World of Tolkien
Title | The Illustrated World of Tolkien PDF eBook |
Author | David Day |
Publisher | Pyramid |
Total Pages | 367 |
Release | 2019-10-19 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0753734044 |
Tolkien's works have inspired artists for generations and have given rise to myriad interpretations of the rich and magical worlds he created. The Illustrated World of Tolkien gathers together artworks and essays from expert illustrators, painters and etchers, and fascinating and scholarly writing from renowned Tolkien expert David Day, and is an exquisite reference guide for any fan of Tolkien's work, Tolkien's world and the imaginative brilliance his vision inspired.
The Nature of Middle-Earth
Title | The Nature of Middle-Earth PDF eBook |
Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 467 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0358454603 |
It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973. For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. He discusses sweeping themes as profound as Elvish immortality and reincarnation, and the Powers of the Valar, to the more earth-bound subjects of the lands and beasts of Númenor and the geography of the Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor.
The Roots of the Mountains
Title | The Roots of the Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | William Morris |
Publisher | Inkling Books |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781587420276 |
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was influenced by this tale of a romance that unites two long-ago peoples and of the battle to defend their freedom against invading Huns.
Finn and Hengest
Title | Finn and Hengest PDF eBook |
Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 249 |
Release | 2023-04-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 000861637X |
Tolkien’s famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe.
The Marvellous Land of Snergs
Title | The Marvellous Land of Snergs PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Augustin Wyke Smith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
ISBN |
Human children Joe and Sylvia have magical adventures in the land of the snergs, a race of people only slightly taller than the average table.