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The Making of Middle-earth: The Worlds of Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Hardcover – August 30, 2022

by Christopher A. Snyder (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 249 ratings
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This volume is perhaps the most in-depth exploration ever undertaken of Tolkien's world. Accessible but authoritative, and fully illustrated, it is now being reissued with a stunning new cover treatment and updated commentary on new books, films, games, and shows.
This book, originally published in 2013 and richly illustrated with photographs and artwork , was the first to connect all the threads of influence on Tolkien that infused his creation of Middle-earth—from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece and Rome to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Snyder examines the impact of these works on our modern culture, from 1960s counterculture to fantasy publishing, gaming, music, and beyond. The reissue has a gorgeous, updated cover design with a custom illustration on foil-stamped faux cloth and additional pages of material covering new developments.
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    Union Square & Co.
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    August 30, 2022
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    7.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1454944757
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    978-1454944751
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Dr. Christopher A. Snyder is professor of European History and Dean of Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in Starkville. He has written numerous books, including The World of King Arthur. His works have been featured in Book of the Month and the History Book Club, and have been translated into French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese. Dr. Snyder has been a presenter on the History Channel, the BBC, TLC, and National Geographic. He also lectures at the Smithsonian Institution and teaches honors seminars on J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis at the University of Oxford. He lives in Starkville, MS.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co. (August 30, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1454944757
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454944751
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.47 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 249 ratings

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Christopher A. Snyder became the founding dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in 2011. He is Professor of European History at MSU and is also an affiliated faculty member in the Department of English. His MA and PhD in History are from Emory University, and in addition to Emory he has taught at the College of William and Mary and at Marymount University, where he served for nine years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics and five years as Director of the Honors Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, where he majored in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Dr. Snyder has authored ten books and numerous articles in the fields of archaeology, history, literary criticism, and medieval studies. His latest book is Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics through J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' (Pegasus, 2020). Dr. Snyder was a Research Fellow affiliated with the History Faculty at the University of Oxford from 2014-19. He has lectured frequently at the Smithsonian Institution and has appeared on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and BBC television and radio.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Informative and inspiring. This is a beautiful edition!
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Informative and inspiring. This is a beautiful edition!
Saw this on bookstagram a few times and ordered one immediately.I love the information in this book. It has Tolkien background, writing information, world-building. It also has notes on their reception, the adaptations of the works (including Rings of Power), and a beautiful design. It’s a big beautiful hardcover with stunning pages.Have you seen this one yet, or grabbed a copy?
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Samuel B. White
5.0 out of 5 stars Some Books You Can Judge By the Cover
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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I'll admit, it was the fancy cover that first attracted me to this book. But the inside lives up to the cover. It's part biography, part reading list, and lots of artwork to give the reader an excellent background to the creation of Tolkien's writings.
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Jeremy Derby
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Work
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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This is a great work on Tolkien and crafting Middle-earth.
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Absent-Minded Professor
5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous book
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014
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This is the more detailed review that I promised in my response to the very first, quite negative, review that appeared for this book (q.v. below).

This beautiful volume is much more than just a book about Tolkien himself - that's just the first section. Subsequent chapters look at each of his three major works - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, in that, i.e. publication, order - laying great emphasis on the sources and influences in history, legend, and literature that he drew on in constructing "a mythology for England." I found it thoroughly enthralling. But there is another dimension to this book as well, examining the enormous influence of Tolkien in many other areas, including the various media into which his stories have been adapted and the impact they have had on the whole genre of heroic fantasy. It truly is a near-comprehensive survey of the entirety of "The Tolkien Phenomenon."

All of this is graced with an absolutely gorgeous presentation: a parchment-like tinting and decorative embellishment of the pages that almost give them the appearance of a medieval manuscript, an illusion fostered by frequent quotations (from the books, the movies, Tolkien's letters and other writings, and more) in a near-calligraphic faux-Celtic font evoking the spirit of Tolkien's own Elvish script; a treasure-trove of photographs and ephemera invoking the early-mid 20th-century bucolic England that Tolkien loved and drew inspiration from; and frequent inset illustrations and narrative-boxes expanding on some point discussed in the text itself. "A Tolkien Timeline" provides a convenient overview of the author's life and the multimedia phenomenon to which he gave birth; extensive endnotes point the way to further exploration of much that Snyder discusses; and what appears to be (but I suspect is not, given the explosion of Tolkien scholarship in the last decade and a half or so) an exhaustive bibliography and list of "Tolkien Resources" of all kinds make me believe this book would be absolutely invaluable as an overview of all things Tolkien.

I have a few more personal thoughts about this book on my blog, Random Ramblings of an Absent-Minded Professor.
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KJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I love the hard cover book and the design is really cool. This is a gift so I won't personally be reading it but I'm sure it's gonna be a hit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book inside and out.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
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The cover design of this book is beautiful and makes me want to put it in a glass display case, like a museum artifact. And inside the text is extremely informative and the book is full of great photos and wonderful illustrations. Certainly well worth the money and all of the information about Middle Earth.
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coffeetwo
4.0 out of 5 stars Must Edition To Tolkien Collector, But Made In China
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023
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A detailed informative text with new materials for the Tolkien bibliophile and collector. Nice presentation hardback, BUT printed and bound in China. pp.292-354 Appendix: Timeline, Notes, Bibliography, Resources, Index, Picture Credits. Number row on publisher's page indicates the number of printings.
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Will
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Tolkien Fan Book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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Great book, terrific hard cover. A wonderful read for any Tolkien Fan.
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K4G
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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Bought for my wife for Christmas and she absolutely loved it!
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LessJack
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in Mexico on January 28, 2024
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 Es más hermoso en persona!!
Llegó en excelente estado, decía que llegaba el martes pero se adelantó al domingo!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in Mexico on January 28, 2024
Es más hermoso en persona!!
Llegó en excelente estado, decía que llegaba el martes pero se adelantó al domingo!
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michael brookes
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent looking book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2022
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The book outside looks very nice, inside however it isn't the best. the paper used is rather thick and some of the images used could have done with being updated as they seem old and slightly blurred. the information within is very knowledgeable and in depth and overall, a good book about Tolkien. just a few little things let it down slightly. delivery left this book slightly damaged on the top of the spine. books need to be better protected as they are valuable to us, and we want them in perfect condition.
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Hallie
4.0 out of 5 stars It is what you think it is.
Reviewed in Australia on April 9, 2024
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Interesting, mine has been bound upside-down.
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Hallie
4.0 out of 5 stars It is what you think it is.
Reviewed in Australia on April 9, 2024
Interesting, mine has been bound upside-down.
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Jon Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2014
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BETTER THAN EXCELLENT
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Brent T.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book, but…
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2024
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Beautiful and well made book, good content, no regrets buying it, but would have liked it better with a lot more illustrations, which I expected.
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