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Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
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The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but...
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 6
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
The Return of the Shadow chronicles the outlines, revisions, character developments, and early drafts of The Fellowship of the Ring.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Revealing the horror and heroism the creator of Middle-earth experienced as a young man, Tolkien and the Great War also introduces the close friends who spurred the modern world's greatest mythology into life. It shows how the deaths of two comrades compelled Tolkien to pursue the dream they had shared, and argues that Tolkien transformed the cataclysm of his generation while many of his contemporaries surrendered to disillusionment. The fruit of...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 5
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
xi, 240 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien's...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
vii, 373 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Many Tolkien enthusiasts, however, are not aware of the profoundly religious dimension of the great Ring saga.
In The Battle for Middle-earth Fleming Rutledge employs a distinctive technique to uncover the theological currents that lie just under...
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Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
416 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien's enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works--'The Hobbit', 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion' and reproduces personal photographs and private papers (some of which have never been seen before in print). Tolkien drew...
17) The J.R.R. Tolkien handbook: a comprehensive guide to his life, writings, and world of Middle-earth
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
xxii, 196 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to...
20) J.R.R. Tolkien
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Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English