Product Description: Despite the popular and scholarly association of J.R.R. Tolkien with the natural world and literary world-building, Middle-earth as a landscape and a built environment has been relatively neglected as the background, the foreground, and the actor in his texts...read more

Product Description: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth—from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I...read more

Product Description: Join the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and the Company of Dwarves on their Quest to recover treasure stolen by the Dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Leaving the comfort of Bilbo’s home they must face many perils before they can claim their long-lost gold -- Trolls, Elves, Goblins, Wargs, and worse…Richly illustrated with more than 100 color photos from the film, and featuring a brand new fold-out map charting the journey from Bag End to Wilderland, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Visual Companion begins the Quest for the Lonely Mountain in spectacular style...read more

Product Description: Enter a world of magic, fantasy and amazing creatures. Discover the weird andwonderful legends of the vast and mythical land of Middle-Earth, invented by J.R.R.Tolkien, the exceptional English storywriter. See how Smeagold the Hobbit turns into Gollum, a terrifying creature, and read about the adventures of Smaug, the Dragon and Beorn, the Bear-man! Wait no longer!"The Magical World of Tolkien is a gorgeous book that used fantastic, full-color art, liftable flaps, and the occasional novelty insert (such as strands of white horsehair on the page about the magical horses of Middle Earth) that takes the reader on a wondrous tour through the magic and majesty of Tolkien's setting for his legendary fantasy novels, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy...read more

Product Description: A reissue of the literary detective work examining Tolkien's sources and inspiration, beautifully illustrated by the lead conceptual artist for the LOTR film trilogy, of whom Peter Jackson said "His art captured what I hoped to capture with the films...read more

Product Description: Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction...read more

Offers information about Tolkien's realm of Middle-Earth and its inhabitants, including details on characters, mythology, origins, and cultures.

The second half of a major new examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece 'The Hobbit', including his complete unpublished draft version of the story, and many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps by Tolkien himself.

Presents the complete text of the original manuscript of 'The Hobbit' accompanied by commentary, discusses the themes, and examines the numerous changes made to the story before and after publication with a reflection on why they were made.

Presents the complete text of the original manuscript of 'The Hobbit' accompanied by commentary, discusses the themes, and examines the numerous changes made to the story before and after publication with a reflection on why they were made.

Selected essays on Tolkien's trilogy include W. H. Auden's essay on the hero's quest, C. S. Lewis's piece on the value of myth, Marion Zimmer Bradley's article on hero worship, Tim Shippey's piece on the film trilogy, and much more. Original.

Two hundred full-color illustrations, including detailed battle plans and photographs of the weapons, military tactics, and fighting styles of all the beings of Middle-earth are accompanied by a a detailed analysis of each battle and campaign, as well as their outcome, throughout the film trilogy. Simultaneous. 150,000 first printing (view table of contents)

Product Description: Tolkien's masterpiece is explained by an expert in this exploration of the inspirational power of language for all Tolkien enthusiasts, complete with original and atmospheric illustrations Dissecting the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J...read more

Offers information about Tolkien's realm of Middle-Earth and its inhabitants, including details on characters, mythology, origins, and cultures.

Explores the spiritual meaning of Tolkien's epic fantasy and examines the characters as archetypes in the journey of life.