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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth (2018)

by Catherine McIlwaine

Other authors: Verlyn Flieger (Contributor), John Garth (Contributor), Wayne G. Hammond (Contributor), Carl F. Hostetter (Contributor), Richard Ovenden (Foreword)3 more, Christina Scull (Contributor), Tom Shippey (Contributor), J. R. R. Tolkien

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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). 0Tolkien drew on his deep knowledge of medieval literature and language to inform his literary imagination. Six introductory essays cover some of the main themes in Tolkien's life and work including the influence of northern languages and legends on the creation of his own legendarium; his concept of 'Faerie' as a literary construct; the central importance of his invented languages in his fantasy writing; his visual imagination and its emergence in his artwork; and the encouragement he derived from the literary group known as the Inklings. 0This book brings together the largest collection of original Tolkien material ever assembled in a single volume. Drawing on the archives of the Tolkien collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, and Marquette University, Milwaukee, as well as private collections, this exquisitely produced catalogue draws together the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien - scholarly, literary, creative and domestic - offering a rich and detailed understanding and appreciation of this extraordinary author.00Exhibition: The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, UK (01.06.-28.10.2018).… (more)
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Este libro ilustrado explora el gran esfuerzo creativo detrás de la legendaria figura de J.R.R. Tolkien. Una edición de lujo ilustrada con más de 300 imágenes de sus manuscritos, dibujos, mapas y cartas, que rastrea el proceso creativo detrás de sus obras más famosas: El Señor de los Anillos, El Hobbit y El Silmarillion. También reproduce fotografías personales y documentos privados que nunca antes se habían impreso. Tolkien recurrió a su profundo conocimiento de la literatura y el lenguaje medieval para inspirar su imaginación literaria.

La influencia de las lenguas y leyendas nórdicas a la hora de crear su propio legendarium, su concepto de Faërie como construcción literaria, la importancia de los idiomas inventados en su obra fantástica, su imaginación visual y cómo la aplicó en sus obras, así como el apoyo que obtuvo del grupo literario conocido como los Inklings, son algunos de los temas principales de su vida y obra.

Este libro recoge la mayor colección de material original de Tolkien reunido en un solo volumen, basándose en los archivos de las colecciones de Tolkien en las bibliotecas Bodleian, Oxford y la biblioteca de la Universidad Marquette de Milwaukee.

. Más de 300 imágenes entre dibujos, mapas, cartas, fotografías y documentación personal de Tolkien inédita.

. Los materiales provienen de la exposición Tolkien Maker of Middle-Earth de la Bodleian Library en Oxford.
  Minyatur | Jan 25, 2024 |
Ottimo catalogo, che da una parte lenisce il non poter essere andato alla mostra e dall'altro acuisce il dispiacere di non esserci andato ( )
  norbert.book | May 19, 2019 |
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McIlwaine, Catherineprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Flieger, VerlynContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Garth, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hammond, Wayne G.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hostetter, Carl F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ovenden, RichardForewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Scull, ChristinaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shippey, TomContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tolkien, J. R. R.secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kankaanpää, JaakkoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Raudaskoski, SeppoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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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). 0Tolkien drew on his deep knowledge of medieval literature and language to inform his literary imagination. Six introductory essays cover some of the main themes in Tolkien's life and work including the influence of northern languages and legends on the creation of his own legendarium; his concept of 'Faerie' as a literary construct; the central importance of his invented languages in his fantasy writing; his visual imagination and its emergence in his artwork; and the encouragement he derived from the literary group known as the Inklings. 0This book brings together the largest collection of original Tolkien material ever assembled in a single volume. Drawing on the archives of the Tolkien collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, and Marquette University, Milwaukee, as well as private collections, this exquisitely produced catalogue draws together the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien - scholarly, literary, creative and domestic - offering a rich and detailed understanding and appreciation of this extraordinary author.00Exhibition: The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, UK (01.06.-28.10.2018).

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