| The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings Contributor(s): Tolkien, J. R. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 061826051X ISBN-13: 9780618260515 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Celebrated Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films based on "The Lord of the Rings, " contributes beautiful full-color paintings to this classic edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003542569 |
| Series: Lord of the Rings |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.5" W x 9.8" (3.30 lbs) 432 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 737 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 29.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth - home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving little people, cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the saga has entranced readers of all ages. It is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale. Critic Michael Straight has hailed it as one of the very few works of genius in recent literature. Middle-earth is a world receptive to poets, scholars, children, and all other people of good will. Donald Barr has described it as a scrubbed morning world, and a ringing nightmare world...especially sunlit, and shadowed by perils very fundamental, of a peculiarly uncompounded darkness. The story of ths world is one of high and heroic adventure. Barr compared it to Beowulf, C.S. Lewis to Orlando Furioso, W.H. Auden to The Thirty-nine Steps. In fact the saga is sui generis - a triumph of imagination which springs to life within its own framework and on its own terms. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Alan: - Alan Lee was born in Middlesex in 1947. His illustrated books include Faeries (with Brian Froud), Castles and Merlin Dreams, and the three 'Great Tales' of Middle-earth: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin. He has worked on such prestigious films as Erik the Viking (Terry Gilliam), Legend (Ridley Scott), and the acclaimed NBC miniseries Merlin. He is best known, however, for his work on the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and now the film versions.Tolkien, J. R. R.: - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. |