A fan's guide to Middle-earth and beyond
Edinburgh, 2019. 1e druk. Ingebonden (geen stofomslag uitgegeven). Omslag van Jay Johnstone. Een reconstructie van Tolkiens bibliotheek.
“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.”Tom Shippey
“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.”
Tom Shippey
Cassell, 2020. 1e druk. Paperback. Geïllustreerd.
Tracing centuries of ancient folklore, The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a deep and highly informed investigation into the inspiration behind Tolkien's epic fantasy world, exploring the origins of the One Ring, as well as the extraordinary myths and legends that inspired Tolkien's works.*
Cassell, 2019. 1e druk. Ingebonden (geen stofomslag uitgegeven). Geïllustreerd.
The spellbinding world of Middle-earth is full of beasts and battles, heroes and heroines, and the struggle between good and evil.In this dictionary of sources, Tolkien scholar and best-selling author David Day's four decades of research inform us about the lands, inhabitants, languages, geography and history of Middle-earth.This compelling encyclopedia on Tolkien's world also includes over 200 illustrations and an appendix that examines the legends that were key sources for Tolkien's creations - the Völsunga Saga, the Nibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.*
The lives, thoughts and writings of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield and their friends
Londen, 2001. 2e druk. Paperback. Naast een korte biografie en een chronologie bestaat dit boek voornamelijk uit een alfabethisch naslagwerk over namen, plaatsen en gebeurtenissen uit Midden-aarde. Omslag van Rodney Matthews.*
Naast een korte biografie en een chronologie bestaat dit boek voornamelijk uit een alfabethisch naslagwerk over namen, plaatsen en gebeurtenissen uit Midden-aarde. Sutton, 2004. 1e druk in deze vorm. Paperback. Omslag van Martin Latham.*
Baker, 2004. Derde druk. Paperback.*
Makkelijk leesbare pocket met info en feitjes over Tolkien, de boeken en de films, vooral gericht op de filmliefhebbers. Geïllustreerd in kleur en z/w met foto's uit de films. 1e druk. *
