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Author | : Martin S. Monsch |
Publisher | : Martin S. Monsch |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 390732305X |
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A journey in search of Middle-earth In 1911, at the age of nineteen, J. R. R. Tolkien embarked on an adventurous journey through the Swiss Alps; with a heavy pack, he hiked over many high passes. More than fifty years later, he mentioned in a letter to his son Michael that this trip had deeply affected him. Bilbo's journey in The Hobbit from Rivendell to the other side of the Misty Mountains, he said, was based on his own adventures in 1911. Tolkien himself named a few specific sources of inspiration, most explicitly the Silberhorn (Silverhorn). So I wondered: Was this perhaps only the tip of the iceberg? Following in Tolkien's footsteps, I myself set out into the spectacular mountain world with its stories, myths, and legends, in search of his sources of inspiration; and little by little, a vivid and mysterious world revealed itself to me: a world that helped shape Middle-earth. More than 100 color images accompany the author's research and discovery journey, along with 11 hiking and 3 road trip suggestions that allow readers to recreate Tolkien's experience with all its impressions themselves in the Swiss mountains. "This book is above all else an invitation to step into Tolkien's hiking shoes, shoulder his pack, and step back a century into a world which is as far from today as Middle-earth is from our world; a guidebook of impressions, a walking tour of the nature of imagination and the imagination of nature." - John Howe
Author | : Martin Monsch |
Publisher | : Martin S. Monsch |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783907323021 |
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In J.R.R. Tolkien's footsteps, the author embarks on a breathtaking journey through the Swiss Alps in search of sources of inspiration for Middle-earth, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, illustrated with 127 color images.
Author | : Elizabeth Currie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2019-09-08 |
Genre | : Middle Earth (Imaginary place) |
ISBN | : 9781689070737 |
Download Tolkien's Switzerland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1911 a 19 year old J.R.R. Tolkien finished his schooling and had won a place at Oxford University for the coming academic year in October. He was invited to join a party of walkers who were touring Switzerland, including his brother and aunt, his brother's employers family and family friends. They spent the summer in the Bernese Oberland and the Valais in Switzerland. The experiences he had there, the places he saw, opened his mind and provided direct inspiration for his invented world of Middle earth and his major works - The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. Those weeks in Switzerland gave him the bedrock of scenery to drawn upon to create his detailed landcapes. Switzerland was the gateway to Faerie.
Author | : Brian Sibley |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Middle Earth (Imaginary place) |
ISBN | : 9780007169702 |
Download The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Written by the writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley, this slipcase features Tolkien's maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand and Middle-earth. Each map is presented in a box-set illustrated by Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his Lord of The Rings film trilogy. The maps, presented with individual books and wallets show Tolkien's mythical lands in detail - they are also bound with fewer folds, making them suitable for portfolios or framing.
Author | : John Garth |
Publisher | : White Lion Publishing |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2020-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0711241279 |
Download Tolkien's Worlds Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An expertly written investigation of the places that shaped the work of one of the world's best loved authors, exploring the relationship between worlds real and fantastical.
Author | : John Howe |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2018-10 |
Genre | : Fantasy fiction |
ISBN | : 9780008226770 |
Download A Middle-Earth Traveller Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Let acclaimed Tolkien artist John Howe take you on an unforgettable journey across Middle-earth, from Bag End to Mordor, in this richly illustrated sketchbook fully of previously unseen artwork, anecdotes and meditations on Middle-earth.
Author | : Katherine Stathers |
Publisher | : Frances Lincoln |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2021-03-16 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0711252866 |
Download 500 Walks with Writers, Artists and Musicians Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Explore the diverse cultural and historical legacy of the world's greatest writers, artists and composers on foot. This unique trans-continental culture trip around the world presents a series of inspiring walks, treks, and hikes that vary between easy one-hour strolls, half day trails, and multi-day expeditions for people who love a walking holiday and are looking for a more immersive experience. The book includes walks in easy to reach countryside areas, national parks, the wild, and the great cities of the world. From an urban Street Art Walking Tour of East London to a traverse through the Georgian melting pot city of Tbilisi to a literary-themed Millennium Tour of Stieg Larsson’s Stockholm, Discover the World in 500 Walks with Writers, Artists & Musicians has all the inspiration and information you need to plan your next walking adventure.
Author | : Nicholas Birns |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2023-12-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1003822223 |
Download The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume analyzes the literary role played by history in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It argues that the events of The Lord of the Rings are placed against the background of an already-existing history, both in reality and in the fictional worlds of the books. History is unfolded in various ways, both in explicitly archival annals and in stories told by characters on the road or on the fly, and in which different visions of history emerge. In addition, the history within the work can resemble, or be patterned on, histories in our world. These histories range from the deep past of prehistoric and ancient worlds to the early medieval era of the barbarian invasions and Byzantium, to the modern worlds of urbane civility and a paradoxical longing for nature, and finally to great power rivalries and global prospects. The book argues that Tolkien did not employ these histories indiscriminately or reductively. Rather, he regarded them as aspects of aesthetic and representative figuration that are above all literary. While most criticism has concentrated on Tolkien’s use of historical traditions of Northern Europe, this book argues that Tolkien also valued Southern and Mediterranean pasts and registered the Germanic and the Scandinavian pasts as they related to other histories as much as his vision of them included a primeval mythic aura.
Author | : Walter S. Judd |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2017-07-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0190276320 |
Download Flora of Middle-Earth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying Tolkien's works. And in laying out this continent, Tolkien paid special attention to its plant life; in total, over 160 plants are explicitly mentioned and described as a part of Middle-Earth. Nearly all of these plants are real species, and many of the fictional plants are based on scientifically grounded botanic principles. In Flora of Middle Earth: Plants of Tolkien's Legendarium, botanist Walter Judd gives a detailed species account of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration by artist Graham Judd in the style of a woodcut print. Among the over three-thousand vascular plants Tolkien would have seen in the British Isles, the authors show why Tolkien may have selected certain plants for inclusion in his universe over others, in terms of their botanic properties and traditional uses. The clear, comprehensive alphabetical listing of each species, along with the visual identification key of the plant drawings, adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the Tolkien canon.
Author | : John Howe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Imaginary places |
ISBN | : 9780261103184 |
Download The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The essential companion for any reader journeying through The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films.