The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien
Contributors: Erica Challis (Editor)
Publisher: Cold Spring Press
Published: May 20, 2003
Place of publication: Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781892975904
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; 20th century; Literary; Biography / Autobiography; English; Literary Criticism; England; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Fiction / Folklore; Science Fiction & Fantasy
Notes: Authors listed on "About the Authors" page: Erica Challis (aka Tehanu), Dave Smith (aka Turgon), Cynthia L. McNew (aka Anwyn), Cliff Broadway (aka Quickbeam), Ostadan (actual name not provided).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Tom Shippey; title: Part 1 : In defense of fantasy.; title: In defense of fantasy; title: In defense of escapism; title: Myth building; title: "Yes, Elanor, there really is a Gandalf"; title: Are we not geeks?; title: Tolkien & magic : the power of sub-creation; title: The power of myth; title: How to express your Tolkien ignorance : a guide for the media; title: Part 2 : Good & evil.; title: "They're bad, BAD!!; title: Good & evil; title: Justice, mercy & redemption; title: Getting the "eye" out of life; title: Paradise lost; title: Ignorance & knowledge; title: Fate, free will, & the demands of conscience; title: Emotion & commitment; title: All about Sam; title: The Silmarillion, creation & the sins of the artist; title: Part 3 : Cultural norms.; title: Cultural norms; title: Men are from Gondor, women are from Lothlorien; title: The shadow of racism; title: And in the closet bind them; title: Tolkien & nature; title: Quests, myths & heroines; title: Yin, yang : the inward quest; title: Literary sacrilege; title: Part 4 : Deep wells.; title: Deep wells; title: There and back again, with Gorbo the Snerg; title: Beowulf, Icelandic sagas, & the genesis of Middle-earth; title: "Breathed through silver"; title: Narrative; title: Northern magic; title: Tom Bombadil & the Green Man; title: Tolkien & the realm of Arthur; title: Ancient & modern wars; title: Part 5 : Present dreams.; title: Present dreams; title: Wake up & smell the dogma; title: Glossopoeia for fun & profit; title: The game's the thing; title: Welcome to merchandising hell; title: True fans, truly obsessed; title: Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, Middle-earth; title: Part 6 : The films.; title: Set your sites on Hollywood; title: We cry at beauty; title: Love/hate Rankin/Bass; title: A new direction for Tolkien purism : looking for authenticity in the work of Peter Jackson; title: Where the stars are strange; title: The Fellowship of the Ring film overview (Ostadan); title: The Fellowship of the Ring & The Two Towers film reviews; title: The Fellowship of the Ring film review (Quickbeam); title: The Two Towers film review (Ostadan); title: The Two Towers film review (Quickbeam); title: Part 7 : Q & A.; title: Those pesky questions; title: Questions & answers