David Day Bücher

Normalerweise spricht man beim Herrn der Ringe von einem Fantasy-Roman. Tolkien selbst allerdings sah ihn als eine mythologische Erzählung, wahr im Kern und nicht erfunden. Mit Mittelerde schuf Tolkien keine imaginäre Welt, sondern die imaginäre Geschichte unserer eigenen Welt. Dieses Buch nun zeigt die Analogien auf, die den Herrn der Ringe zu einem zeitlosen Epos unserer modernen Zeit machen. Tolkiens Welt ist eine umfassende Darstellung aller Einflüsse der realen Welt, die sich hinter den Göttern und Halbgöttern, den Menschenrassen, Elben und Zwergen, den Zauberern und Hobbits, den Untieren und Monstern, den Städten, Landschaften, Schlachten und Ereignissen in der Geschichte Mittelerdes verbergen.

Prächtig illustrierter Führer durch Tolkiens Romanwelt.

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A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth.  The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated, leather-bound volume, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants Middle-earth. Sections of this A-to-Z dictionary are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien’s stories, and are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. This comprehensive volume on Tolkien’s world also includes an appendix of three primary legends that served as sources for Tolkien’s creations—the Volsunga saga, the Nibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle—and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations  

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, A Dictionary of Tolkien explores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands. It is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien's works and wants to learn more about them. This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

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