J.R.R. Tolkien: The Books, The Films, The Whole Cultural Phenomenon - Softcover

Robinson, Jeremy Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861712804 ISBN 13: 9781861712806

Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

J.R.R. TOLKIEN: THE BOOKS, THE FILMS, THE WHOLE CULTURAL PHENOMENON REVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS A book exploring the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Britain's premier fantasy author, in over 800 pages. New, updated edition. Part one of this book focusses on J.R.R. Tolkien's texts, principally those dealing with his 'secondary world' of Middle-earth. Part two explores the 2001-03 Hollywood movies of The Lord of the Rings, with a scene-by-scene analysis of the three films. Part of this book explores the influence of the Tolkien industry, in areas like computer gaming, pop music, merchandizing and cinema. Includes illustrations, bibliography and notes This book has been revised and updated. ISBN 9781861712806. 826 pages. www.crmoon.com EXTRACT FROM THE INTRODUCTION: In 1997, The Lord of the Rings was voted the top book of the 20th century by readers in a British bookstore's poll (Waterstone's). 104 out of 105 stores and 25,000 readers put The Lord of the Rings at the top (1984 was second). Around 100 million copies of The Lord of the Rings had been sold by the end of the twentieth century, and 60 million copies of The Hobbit, with sales of around 3 million per year of the two books combined. Readers just love reading Tolkien's books. It's that simple. You can't force people to buy books or go see movies; there's isn't a magic formula (or ruling ring) to hypnotize readers and consumers (if there was, it'd be worth billions). And the Tolkien phenomenon began with readers. Back in 1937, 1954 and 1955, the publishers Allen & Unwin did their bit, of course, with reviews, blurbs, advertizing and so on, promoting The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and the critics too, but it was readers who first started the phenomenon that has become truly global. CONTENTS Introduction 11 PART ONE J.R.R TOLKIEN 1 Tolkien Biography 15 2 Sources and Influences 33 3 Language, Style, Humour 51 4 Fairy Tales and J.R.R. Tolkien 63 5 Religion in Tolkien's Fiction 81 6 Death and the Past 90 7 Middle-earth 94 8 The Silmarillion 104 9 Beren and Lúthien 125 10 Morgoth/ Melkor 130 11 Sauron 141 12 The Wizards 160 13 Tom Bombadil 164 14 Trees In Tolkien's Work 168 15 The Tolkien Industry 175 16 Tolkien and Pop Music 188 17 Tolkien, Harry Potter and Star Wars 194 18 Illustrating Tolkien 198 19 J.R.R. Tolkien and Feminism 208 20 Criticism of Tolkien's Work 219 PART TWO WRITING THE LORD OF THE RINGS 21 Writing The Lord of the Rings 231 22 The Publishing History of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion 261 23 The Ring 274 24 Narrative Strategies In Tolkien's Fiction 288 25 Notes, Ideas and Techniques In Tolkien's Middle-earth Fictions 298 PART THREE THE LORD OF THE RINGS 2001-2003 FILMS 26 Adaptions of J.R.R. Tolkien's Works 328 27 Adapting The Lord of the Rings For the 2001-2003 Films 344 28 The Studio and the Deal 372 29 Casting and Personnel 395 30 Peter Jackson 410 31 The Making the Lord of the Rings Movies 419 32 The Look and Style of the 2001-2003 Lord of the Rings Films 446 33 Visual Effects 460 34 Music 467 35 Differences Between the Book and the Films 471 36 Selling the 2001-2003 Lord of the Rings Movies 507 37 Pre-release Thoughts 527 38 The Fellowship of the Ring Film (2001) 534 39 The Fellowship of the Ring, Scene By Scene 557 40 The Film of The Two Towers (2002) 617 41 The Two Towers, Scene By Scene 632 42 The Return of the King Film (2003) 700 43 The Return of the King, Scene By Scene 711 44 Further Criticisms of the 2001- Lord of the Rings Films 775 Bibliography 783

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About the Author

Jeremy Mark Robinson has written many critical studies, including Steven Spielberg, Arthur Rimbaud, Jean-Luc Godard, Hayao Miyazaki, Ken Russell, Walerian Borowczyk and The Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky, plus literary monographs on: J.R.R. Tolkien; J.M.W. Turner; Samuel Beckett; Thomas Hardy; Arthur Rimbaud; André Gide; John Cowper Powys; Robert Graves; and Lawrence Durrell. It's amazing for me to see my work treated with such passion and respect. There is nothing resembling it in the U.S. in relation to my work. Andrea Dworkin (on Andrea Dworkin) This model monograph - it is an exemplary job, and I'm very proud that he has accorded me a couple of mentions... The subject matter of his book is beautifully organised and dead on beam. Lawrence Durrell (on The Light Eternal: A Study of J.M.W. Turner) Jeremy Robinson's poetry is certainly jammed with ideas, and I find it very interesting for that reason. It's certainly a strong imprint of his personality. Colin Wilson Sex-Magic-Poetry-Cornwall is a very rich essay... It is a very good piece... vastly stimulating and insightful. Peter Redgrove

Edition details

• Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1861712804
• ISBN 13: 9781861712806
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 826