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Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism is the definitive collection of essays on Tolkien's masterpiece. The essays span fifty years of critical reaction, from the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring through the release of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, which inspired a new generation of readers to discover the classic work and prior generations to rediscover its power and beauty.
Fans and scholars alike will appreciate these important, insightful, and timely pieces. Fourteen of the fifteen have been previously published but are gathered here for the first time. The final essay in the volume, "The Road Back to Middle-earth" by Tom Shippey, was commissioned especially for this collection. Shippey examines how Peter Jackson translated the text into film drama, shaping the story to fit the understanding of a modern audience without compromising its deep philosophical core.
出版社 : Harvest; First Edition (2005年 5月 12日)
语言 : 英语
平装 : 304页
ISBN-10 : 0618422536
ISBN-13 : 978-0618422531
商品重量 : 318 g
尺寸 : 13.97 x 1.75 x 20.96 cm
Reviewer: Emily King
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Used it for my dissertation
Review: Full of amazing essays. I found useful in many research areas for studying Tolkien and his Middle Earth. I loved it.
Reviewer: Lisa W.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just a little thought...
Review: I acknowledge the point made by one reviewer, that this person objects to the idea allegedly introduced in this book that "fannism" and "clubbism" are barriers to proper scholastic appreciation and critiquing of The Lord of the Rings. However, I disagree with the reviewer's interpretation of this statement. I don't think Isaacs necessarily meant that fans who drub up all kinds of commercial interest in The Lord of the Rings are incapable of properly understanding and analyzing it. I think he meant that turning the books into a fantasy phenomenon has had the unfortunate side-effect of portraying The Lord of the Rings as run-of-the-mill fantasy fare and therefore not a serious work of classic fiction comparable to the works of any of our great writers, making anyone who attempts a serious critique look silly for seemingly over-analyzing it.And this is true. Since the movies came out (and apparently even before that), The Lord of the Rings has looked like a fad for infatuated fans rather than a classic work of literature born from the knowledge and imagination of one of the most intelligent and creative men who ever lived. It should be entitled to the respect afforded to any work born of such incredible historical and cultural knowledge and scholarship.That said, I'm sure Isaacs would agree with the fact that the movies and the fans have brought The Lord of the Rings more readers than ever (myself among them) and cannot be discarded as simply an unfortunate commercialization of this great story.
Reviewer: Sarah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Understanding The Lord of the Rings: THe Best of Tolkien Criticism
Review: This book opens one's eyes up to the different themes going on in LOTR. The articles are not overly long, yet they are still very detailed. I think it is an excellent companion piece to the trilogy.
Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Paul
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism contains a good collection of Tolkien criticism. The only thing that seems to be missing are essays dismissing the literary merits of Tolkien's fiction. I expect that to offer interesting insights into his work and to leave it out renders the collection somewhat unbalanced.Note that the book reprints several, but not all, essays from Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (by the same authors).