{"product_id":"tolkien-catherine-mcilwaine-9781851244850","title":"Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien: Maker of Middle-earth \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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--\u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e--and reproduces personal photographs and private papers, many of which have never been seen before in print. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003elegendarium\u003c\/i\u003e; his concept of \"Fa rie\" 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book brings together the largest collection of original Tolkien material ever assembled in a single volume. Drawing on the extensive archives of the Tolkien collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, which stretch to more than five hundred boxes, and Marquette University, Milwaukee, as well as private collections, this hugely ambitious and exquisitely produced book 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This landmark publication, produced on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford in 2018 and at the Morgan Library in New York in 2019, is set to become a standard work in the literature on J. R. R. Tolkien. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine McIlwaine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851244859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851244850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 9.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Catherine McIlwaine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133317116159,"sku":"9781851244850","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94d77bd8-26ab-4f8c-b2d8-7108fcfa72cb.jpg?v=1687485382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tolkien-catherine-mcilwaine-9781851244850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}