The Nature of Middle-Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Nature of Middle-Earth write by J. R. R. Tolkien. This book was released on 2021. The Nature of Middle-Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973. For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. He discusses sweeping themes as profound as Elvish immortality and reincarnation, and the Powers of the Valar, to the more earth-bound subjects of the lands and beasts of Númenor and the geography of the Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor.
The Science of Middle-earth
The Science of Middle-earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Science of Middle-earth write by Roland Lehoucq. This book was released on 2021-04-06. The Science of Middle-earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The surprising and illuminating look at how Tolkien's love of science and natural history shaped the creation of his Middle Earth, from its flora and fauna to its landscapes. The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is one of the most beloved in all of literature, and continues to capture hearts and imaginations around the world. From Oxford to ComiCon, the Middle Earth is analyzed and interpreted through a multitude of perspectives. But one essential facet of Tolkien and his Middle Earth has been overlooked: science. This great writer, creator of worlds and unforgettable character, and inventor of language was also a scientific autodidact, with an innate interest and grasp of botany, paleontologist and geologist, with additional passions for archeology and chemistry. Tolkien was an acute observer of flora and fauna and mined the minds of his scientific friends about ocean currents and volcanoes. It is these layers science that give his imaginary universe—and the creatures and characters that inhabit it—such concreteness. Within this gorgeously illustrated edition, a range of scientists—from astrophysicists to physicians, botanists to volcanologists—explore Tolkien’s novels, poems, and letters to reveal their fascinating scientific roots. A rewarding combination of literary exploration and scientific discovery, The Science of Middle Earth reveals the hidden meaning of the Ring’s corruption, why Hobbits have big feet, the origins of the Dwarves, the animals which inspired the dragons, and even whether or not an Ent is possible. Enhanced by superb original drawings, this transportive work will delight both Tolkien fans and science lovers and inspire us to view both Middle Earth—and our own world—with fresh eyes.
Representations of Nature in Middle-Earth
Representations of Nature in Middle-Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Representations of Nature in Middle-Earth write by Martin Simonson. This book was released on 2015-07-10. Representations of Nature in Middle-Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tolkien's portrayal of nature in Middle-earth has been interpreted in a variety of ways, often depending on the context of the reading. Some have seen Middle-earth and its potential destroyer, the Ring, as an allegory of the European continent under the threat of the atomic bomb, while others have embraced it as an artistic expression of the Green movement's agenda in the face of industrial abuse. Some have read nature in Tolkien's work in terms of myth and religion; yet others take the exhaustive descriptions of the physical environment as a sign that Middle-earth itself is the central protagonist of the stories. All in all, nature in Middle-earth plays a crucial role not only in the creation of atmospheres and settings that enhance the realism as well as the emotional appeal of the secondary world; it also acts as an active agent of change within the setting and the story. This collection of essays explores Middle-earth as an ecological entity, a scene for metaphysical speculation, an arboreal depository of cultural memory and a reflection of real-world natural and imperialistic processes.
Flora of Middle-Earth
Flora of Middle-Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Flora of Middle-Earth write by Walter S. Judd. This book was released on 2017. Flora of Middle-Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book catalogs every plant found in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, showing how these plants influenced Tolkien's stories and characters"--
Upon a Burning Throne
Upon a Burning Throne - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Upon a Burning Throne write by Ashok Banker. This book was released on 2019-04. Upon a Burning Throne available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First of a new epic fantasy series inspired by an ancient Sanskrit epic and Indian mythology, Upon a Burning Throne evokes the expansive world-building and complex twists of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy, and Ken Liu's The Dandelion Dynasty series.
