| This guide to travels in Middle-Earth includes an original chapter by Tolkien himself, explaining the meaning and origin of the names in Lord of the Rings.
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| A critical bigraphy...this Book traces Tolkien's fascinating and unusual life and examines his definitive fantasy works.
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| This Book is for everyone who has delighted in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy masterwork-or anyone who's just looking for a good laugh.
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| This book is a useful tool for students needing to examine the themes and context of Tolkien's work.
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| This book includes an in-depth look at some of today's fantasy best-sellers and how they compare with each other.
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| In examining the Christian themes in the trilogy, authors Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware find that truth and fiction are not as far apart as they seem.
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| In examining the Christian themes in the trilogy, authors Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware find that truth and fiction are not as far apart as they seem.
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| Dickerson digs deep into why Tolkien's works are widely read and appreciated, and suggests that our lives are enriched by their wisdom and ethics.
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| This book contrasts the fantasy worlds of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, showing their very different worldviews.
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| Within this Book, Ellwood presents Tolkien's story as a tale of every reader's higher consciousness, death and rebirth, and triumph over evil.
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| Within this Book there are "Excellent fantasy stories by some of the finest writers in the field."
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| This absorbing guide to the mind behind Middle-earth will introduce or remind readers of the abundance that exists in Tolkien's thought and imagination.
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| In this colorfully illustrated Book revisit the Magic of the Hildebrandt Brother's Middle Earth! Includes a pullout poster!
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| Green approaches the Hobbit as serious literature and undertakes to apply archetypal analysis.
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| This Author looks at characters, places, the various books of the epic, dreams, and the notions of time and history, providing a rich and wonderful portrait.
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| Collins vividly portrays the life of the man who has been called "the master of fantasy."
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| A High Concept, High Fantasy, Low Comedy Spectacle.
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| Take a journey with Great Life Stories and meet some of the world's most interesting people.
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| This book explores how J.R.R. Tolkien's work came to be so diversely received.
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| Chance looks beyond the fantastic, self-contained world of Middle-earth to the twentieth-century parallels presented in the trilogy.
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| This collection of essays by some of fantasy and science fiction's most popular authors is worth a look.
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| A Celtic specialist by training, Leslie Ellen Jones discusses the Anglo-Saxon, Finnish, Old Norse, Germanic, Gothic and especially Celtic myths.
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| With 21 halftone Illustrations: Drawings by Cory Harrill; photographic art, including fine art nudes and much more...
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| This cross-disciplinary analysis shows that Tolkien presented to modern readers and other writers a rich array of reinvented mythic archetypes and icons.
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| From cast of zombies, traumatized puppets, and murderous teenagers to deal-making in Hollywood, this book is about following one's vision wherever they might lead.
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| Birzer situates Tolkien within the Christian humanist tradition represented by Thomas More and T. S. Eliot, Dante and C. S. Lewis.
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| Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
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| Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout his fiction.
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| n this volume, twenty-four teachers offer strategies for successfully presenting the perplexities of Sir Gawain in a variety of courses.
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