The Complete Guide to Middle-earth - Softcover

Foster, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0261102524 ISBN 13: 9780261102521

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1993

Synopsis

An A–Z guide to the names, places and events in the fantasy world of J. R. R. TOLKIEN.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion have delighted millions of readers over the years.

Middle-earth, the world in which the stories take place, is as real and complex as our own. Events, geography and names were created with care and loving attention by Tolkien, who wanted every single detail of his books to fit into their total pattern. A belief in perfection, the fun of the sub-creation and the desire to create something totally convincing involved him in map-making, endless charts of dates and events and the development of his many invented languages.

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth was designed to add to the enjoyment of the reader of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion by bringing together in an A–Z sequence facts and information about names, languages, places and events from these central books which will provide an indispensable aid to every reader’s discovery of Tolkien’s world.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Foster was Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers College, New Jersey. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1949, he received his MA and PhD in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a consultant to the Tolkien Society of America and his Guide to Middle-earth, originally published in 1971, resulted from his work tracing the etymology of names used in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

From the Back Cover

"Middle-earth is the country of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales – the territory of Sauron, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and Sam Gamgee – whose legends, history, geography and inhabitants combine to make a unique fictional world. This guide is a comprehensive reference work to every name and event in Tolkien's books, from 'The Hobbit' to 'The Silmarillion'"
DAILY TELEGRAPH

“Mr Robert Foster’s 'Complete Guide to Middle-earth 'supplies, as I have found through frequent use, an admirable work of reference.”
CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0261102524
• ISBN 13: 9780261102521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464