The Rough Guide to Lord of the Rings

The Rough Guide To Lord of the Rings

Text Editors: Paul Simpson, Helen Rodiss, Michaela Bushell
Staff Writer: Angie Errigo
Contributors: Richard Pendleton, Shaun Campbell, Jess McAree, Sue Weekes, David Burton, Rachel Heels
Production: Ian Cranna, Caroline Hunt, Lesley Turner, Kath Stathers
Picture Editor: Jenny Quiggin
Rough Guides/Haymarket Publishing - Copyright 2003
160mm x 115mm 308 pages softcover
ISBN 1-843532-75-1

The book's subtitle is a bit bold in saying: "Everything you ever wanted to know about middle-earth" but it certainly make a try at living up to that saying. There are chapters covering: the origins of the stories, which includes much of the life and times of JRR Tolkien; the books themselves and their myths and interpretations; background to the making of the films; details on the characters; details on middle-earth, its culture, geography and languages; details about the movie locations; a chapter on memorabilia - both the books and the movies, including related websites; and a chaper that goes into how the books have inspired computer games, politics, environmental issues and music, among various issues. Some 130 B&W photos are included as well as sidebars and other ephemera. A very handy, compact companion book to take on your trip to New Zealand LOTR locations.

Table of Contents

004 - Images from the Films
037 - Introduction: A rough guide to exactly why The Lord Of The Rings has become the best-read novel of the last century.
043 - The Origins: The life and times of JRR Tolkien, and how they led to the creation of his masterpiece.
067 - The Books: The making of The Lord Of The Rings, plus the myths, themes, subplot interpretations and reviews
109 - The Movie Trilogy: From printed page to movie screen - how Hollywood finally turned Tolkien's trilogy into a blockbuster movie.
149 - The Characters: Meet the good (most of the hobbits, Aragorn), the bad (Sauron) and the ugly (the orcs, the uruk-hai) inhabitants of Middle-earth.
185 - Middle-earth: A sightseeer's to the culture, geography and language of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
209 - The Locations: From South Africa to New Zealand via Birmingham: the locations which helped inspire and enrich The Lord Of The Rings.
241 - Ephemera: The world of The Lord Of The Rings and Tolkien memorabilia, from first editions to duvet covers and hobbit costumes.
273 - The Context: How Greenpeace, 1970s progressive rock, computers and Russian politics were touched by The Lord Of The Rings.

REVIEWS - RETAIL LINKS - MISC

Information on 250+ LOTR books at The Lord of the Rings Fanshop

The GreenMan Review

Amazon US including buyer reviews

Where to buy it in North America and Europe - price comparison chart

Link to details concerning the film, "The Fellowship of the Ring"

Link to details concerning the film, "The Two Towers"

Link to details concerning the film, "The Return of the King"

Alphabetical List * Chronological List * News * Soundtracks * Buy-Sell-Rent * DVD List

What is A New Zealand Feature Film * First Choices * Books * Misc * Links * Directors

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