The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and
Influences by Bradford Lee Eden
At the 2013 "Celebrating The Hobbit"
conference at Valparaiso University--marking the 75th anniversary of the book's
publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies--two
plenary papers were presented: "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The
Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium" by John D. Rateliff
provided numerous examples of The Hobbit's influence on
Tolkien's legendarium; and "Tolkien's French Connections"
by Verlyn Flieger discussed French influences on the development of Bilbo
Baggins and his adventures. In discussions with the plenary speakers and other
presenters, it became apparent that a book focusing on how The Hobbit influenced
the subsequent development of Tolkien's legendarium was sorely
needed. This collection of 15 previously unpublished essays fills that need.
With Rateliff's and Flieger's papers included, the book presents two chapters
on the Evolution of the Dwarven Race, two chapters on Durin's Day examining the
Dwarven lunar calendar, and 11 chapters on themes exploring various topics on
influences and revisions between The Hobbit and
Tolkien's legendarium. – Amazon.
The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of
the Rings by Peter Kreeft
While nothing can equal or replace the adventure in reading
Tolkien’s masterwork, The Lord of the Rings, Peter Kreeft says that
the journey into its underlying philosophy can be another exhilarating
adventure.
Thus, Kreeft takes the reader on a voyage of discovery into the philosophical
bones of Middle earth. He organizes the philosophical themes in The Lord of the
Rings into 50 categories, accompanied by over 1,000 references to the text of
Lord. Since many of the great questions of philosophy are included in the
50-theme outline, this book can also be read as an engaging introduction to
philosophy. For each of the philosophical topics in Lord, Kreeft presents tools
by which they can be understood. Illustrated. – Amazon.
On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien
and Lewis by Louis Markos
The world of J. R. R. Tolkien is filled with strange
creatures, elaborately crafted lore, ancient tongues, and magic that exists
only in fantasy; yet the lessons taught by hobbits and wizards speak powerfully
and practically to our real lives. Courage, valor, trust, pride, greed, and
jealousy--these are not fictional virtues. This is the stuff of real life, the
Christian life. Professor and author Louis Markos takes us on the road with
Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, with looks at selected classic works of literature as
well, to show how great stories bring us so much more than entertainment. They
inspire and convict, imparting truth in unforgettable ways.
Rediscover the virtue of great storytelling and the power of
fantasy to transform our reality. – Amazon.
Hobbitus Ille: The Latin Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien (Author), Mark Walker (Translator)
Fascinating for Latin learners and for Tolkien fans of all
ages, The Hobbit has been translated into Latin for the first time since its
publication 75 years ago.
In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus. (‘In a hole in the
ground, there lived a hobbit.’)
The Hobbit, is one of the world’s most popular classic
stories, appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom J.R.R. Tolkien
first wrote the book. Translated worldwide into more than 60 modern languages,
now Hobbitus Ille is finally published in Latin, and will be of interest to all
those who are studying the language, whether at school or at a higher level.
In the great tradition of publishing famous children’s books
in Latin, professional classicist and lifelong Tolkien fan Mark Walker provides
a deft translation of the entire book. His attention to detail, including the
transformation of Tolkien’s songs and verses into classical Latin metres, will
fascinate and entertain readers of all ability, even those with only a minimal
acquaintance with the language. – Amazon.
The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition by J R R Tolkien
This sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare
first edition of The Hobbit, the only edition where one can now read the
original version of the story before Tolkien re-edited it to become the one
enjoyed by readers since 1951. – Amazon.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are
masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards,
knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination
of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, romance, and power of these great stories
comes to life for modern readers, in this masterful and compelling new
translation. – Amazon.
Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians by Alison Milbank
This book takes Chesterton's 'natural theology' through
fairytales seriously as a theological project appropriate to an intellectual
attempt to return to faith in a secular age. It argues that Tolkien's fiction
makes sense also as the work of a Catholic writer steeped in Chestertonian
ideas and sharing his literary-theological poetics. While much writing on
religious fantasy moves quickly to talk about wonder, Milbank shows that this
has to be hard won and that Chesterton is more akin to the modernist writers of
the early twentieth-century who felt quite dislocated from the past. His
favoured tropes of paradox, defamiliarization and the grotesque have much in
common with writers like T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound and James Joyce and their use
of the demotic as well as the 'mythic method'. – Amazon.
The Old English Exodus First Edition by Joan Turville-Petre (Editor), J. R. R. Tolkien (Translator)
Middle Earth: The World of Tolkien Illustrated by Lin Carter (Adapter), David Wenzel (Illustrator)
Drawings in black and white and in color illustrate the world
of the hobbit. – Amazon.
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth by Catherine McIlwaine (Editor)
The range of J. R. R. Tolkien’s talents is remarkable. Not
only was he an accomplished linguist and philologist, as well as a scholar of
Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and Norse folklore, but also a skillful
illustrator and storyteller. Drawing on these talents, he created a universe
which is for many readers as real as the physical world they inhabit daily.
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth explores the huge creative endeavor
behind Tolkien’s enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with three hundred
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, many of which have never been seen before in
print.
Six essays introduce the reader to the person of J. R. R. Tolkien and to main
themes in his life and work, including the influence of northern languages and
legends on the creation of his own legendarium; his concept of “Faërie”
as an enchanted literary realm; 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 his close friend C. S. Lewis
and their literary group the Inklings. – Amazon.
The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in
The Lord of the Rings by Fleming Rutledge
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
the surface of Tolkien's epic tale. Rutledge believes that the best way to
understand this powerful "deep narrative" is to examine the story as
it unfolds, preserving some of its original dramatic tension. This deep
narrative has not previously been sufficiently analyzed or celebrated. Writing
as an enthusiastic but careful reader, Rutledge draws on Tolkien's extensive
correspondence to show how biblical and liturgical motifs shape the action. At
the heart of the plot lies a rare glimpse of what human freedom really means
within the Divine Plan of God. The Battle for Middle-earth surely
will, as Rutledge hopes, "give pleasure to those who may already have
detected the presence of the sub-narrative, and insight to those who may have
missed it on first reading." – Amazon.
Tolkien
Nicholas Hoult (Actor), Lily Collins (Actor), Dome Karukoski (Director)
The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle, Ancrene Wisse. Edited
from Ms. Corpus Christi College Cambridge by J.R.R. Tolkien (Editor), N. R. Ker (Introduction)
The Fantasy Makers: Tolkien, Lewis, and MacDonald, Andrew Wall (Director)
Tolkien's Library: An Annotated Checklist by Oronzo
Cilli (Author)
“A combination of circumstances means that we know more about
J.R.R. Tolkien than about almost any other author, from any period.
Nevertheless, in spite of all the efforts, there remains a certain opacity
about Tolkien, both professionally and personally.
As this book shows, there is a way to bridge that gap which
has not been previously attempted: a fact which makes this work by Oronzo Cilli
arguably the work with most potential for giving us a truer understanding of
Tolkien; a work which, besides its own immediate effect, points the way for
many further studies. What Oronzo has done is, quite simply, to collect what is
known about the books Tolkien owned and read.
The best guide to an author’s mind is through his books, and in the work of Oronzo Cilli we have now the best and most valuable guide to Tolkien’s books. It is a devoted, enduring, and above all inspirational work of scholarship, but not, as Oronzo knows, a final one. It joins that very select group of works, the most useful of all: a book we should keep, update, and write notes in the margin of, for the rest of our lives.” – Amazon.
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