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Grimms' Fairytales - a Book That Inspired Tolkien

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Author : Grimm Jacob and Wilhelm
Publisher : Leaves of Gold Press
ISBN 13 : 9780645212945
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Grimms' Fairytales - a Book That Inspired Tolkien written by Grimm Jacob and Wilhelm and published by Leaves of Gold Press. This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES - A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. With Original Illustrations. In his essay "On Fairy Stories", Professor JRR Tolkien made specific mention of the brothers Grimm. The brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, together travelled rural Germany collecting and publishing old, traditional folktales. They are among the most well-known storytellers of German folklore. Their first collection, "Children's and Household Tales", was published in 1812. In the nineteenth century Europe, Britain and the British colonies experienced a flowering of Romanticism in the form of art, architecture, poetry, literature, folklore and folk tales. The latter, in particular, played a major role in the development of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology. Tolkien mined the folklore of the Grimm brothers for literary gems. In his essay he mentioned his love of a tale in this collection by the name of The Juniper Tree (renamed The Almond Tree for British audiences). The 1882 edition of Household Stories was beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915) - an influential member of the Arts and Crafts movement like William Morris, whose works of fantasy were also among Tolkien's favorites. "Certain artists did provide visual sources for Tolkien's writing, particularly in their illustrations for the fairy tales that so appealed to him." So writes Mary Podles in her article "Tolkien and the New Art: Visual Sources for The Lord of the Rings". "Crane illustrated a version of 'Grimms' Fairy Tales' that may in several instances have inspired specific scenes and incidents in 'The Lord of the Rings'. Often Crane added details to his black-and-white illustrations that were not in Grimm, but proved to be the very ones that stuck in Tolkien's memory and resurfaced in his novel." This new edition, a replica of the original, contains more than 180 pictures, embellishments and ornate initials. Crane's illustrations for the fairy tales that Tolkien read as a boy do justice to the richness, strangeness and beauty of the folklore which fired the imagination of the author of "The Lord of the Rings".

The Poetic Edda - a Book That Inspired Tolkien

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Publisher : Leaves of Gold Press
ISBN 13 : 9781925110043
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Poetic Edda - a Book That Inspired Tolkien written by and published by Leaves of Gold Press. This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE POETIC EDDA - With Original Illustrations. A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. Also contains the original Old Norse text, side by side with English translations. The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda, is a collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. Professor J. R. R. Tolkien readily acknowledged his debt to this source. He was sixteen years old when the Viking Club of London published this beautifully illustrated translation by Olive Bray. Readers of Tolkien's work will easily spot his inspirations - the names of the dwarves in The Hobbit; riddle games; Mirkwood; the Paths of the Dead; an underworld creature being tricked into remaining above-ground until dawn, when sunlight turns him to stone; different races calling a single thing by various names, and more. The language is archaic, so for 21st century readers a glossary is provided at the back of this book, as well as an index of names to help identify all the characters. Bray's lengthy introduction has also been revised for modern readers, and some footnote citations omitted; all else remains as it was in Tolkien's time.Remarkably in Bray's edition, the original Icelandic text was included. This would have appealed to Tolkien, as a philologist. He must have relished comparing the English words with the Icelandic, page by page. Illustrator W. G. Collingwood was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor. In 1897 he travelled to Iceland where he spent three months exploring the actual sites that are the settings for the medieval Icelandic sagas. He produced a large number of sketches and watercolours during this time and published an illustrated account of his expedition in 1899. His study of Norse and Anglican archaeology made him widely recognized as a leading authority, and his Art Nouveau-style illustrations for the Bray edition are rich with symbolism. The Poetic Edda, the most important existing source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, is part of the literature that influenced Tolkien's inner world, informing the creation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The Book of Wonder

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Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775457133
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Wonder written by Lord Dunsany and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a stiff dose of classic fantasy? Look no further than Lord Dunsany's remarkably well-written collection, A Book of Wonder. This medley of fables, fantasy, and action-adventure will pique the interest of a wide array of readers. If you're in the mood for tales of quests, dragons, and brave warriors, this collection will definitely do the trick.

Tree and Leaf

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Author : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Tree and Leaf written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by Allen & Unwin Australia. This book was released on 1964 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Author : Tom Shippey
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547524439
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book J.R.R. Tolkien written by Tom Shippey and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive Tolkien companion—an indispensable guide to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and more, from the author of The Road to Middle-earth. This “highly erudite celebration and exploration of Tolkien’s works [is] enormous fun,” declared the Houston Chronicle, and Tom Shippey, a prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy, “deepens your understanding” without “making you forget your initial, purely instinctive response to Middle-earth and hobbits.” In a clear and accessible style, Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy, and to the importance of language in literature. He breaks down The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic feast for the senses and as a response to the human instinct for myth. Elsewhere, he examines The Hobbit’s counterintuitive relationship to the heroic world of Middle-earth; demonstrates the significance of The Silmarillion to Tolkien’s canon; and takes an illuminating look at lesser-known works in connection with Tolkien’s life. Furthermore, he ties all these strands together in a continuing tradition that traces its roots back through Grimms’ Fairy Tales to Beowulf. “Shippey’s commentary is the best so far in elucidating Tolkien’s lovely myth,” wrote Harper’s Magazine. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century is “a triumph” (Chicago Sun-Times) that not only gives readers a deeper understanding of Tolkien and his work, but also serves as an entertaining introduction to some of the most influential novels ever written.

The Road to Middle-Earth

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Author : Tom Shippey
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547524412
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Middle-Earth written by Tom Shippey and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Uniquely qualified to explicate Tolkien’s worldview,” this journey into the roots of the Lord of the Rings is a classic in its own right (Salon.com). From beloved epic fantasy classic to record-breaking cinematic success, J.R.R. Tolkien's story of four brave hobbits has enraptured the hearts and minds of generations. Now, readers can go deeper into this enchanting lore with a revised edition of Tom Shippey's classic exploration of Middle-earth. From meditations on Tolkien's inspiration to analyses of the influences of his professional background, The Road to Middle-earth takes a closer look at the novels that made Tolkien a legend. Shippey also illuminates Tolkien's more difficult works set in the same world, including The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and the myth cycle, and examines the remarkable twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, written by J.R.R.'s son Christopher Tolkien. At once a celebration of a beloved classic and a revealing literary study, The Road to Middle-earth is required reading for fantasy fans and English literature scholars alike.

Tales of Wonder

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Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 163355340X
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Wonder written by Lord Dunsany and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country (audiobook) The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes

Grimms' Fairytales - Illustrated

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Author : Jacob Grimm
Publisher : Leaves of Gold Press
ISBN 13 : 9780987555489
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book Grimms' Fairytales - Illustrated written by Jacob Grimm and published by Leaves of Gold Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his essay 'On Fairy Stories', JRR Tolkien made specific mention of the brothers Grimm. The brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm together travelled rural Germany collecting and publishing old, traditional folktales. They are among the most well-known storytellers of German folklore. These tales have become classics of children's literature.

Brave Little Tailor

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Author : Olga Dugina
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810941137
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Brave Little Tailor written by Olga Dugina and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage. Full-color illustrations.

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143107291
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *National Bestseller* The acclaimed retelling of the world’s best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Compass and The Book of Dust—now in paperback, and with 3 new tales! Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of fairy tales. Since then, such stories as “Cinderella,” “Snow White,” “Rapunzel,” and “Hansel and Gretel” have become deeply woven into the Western imagination. Now Philip Pullman, the New York Times bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Here are Pullman’s fifty favorites—a wide-ranging selection that includes the most popular stories as well as lesser-known treasures like “The Three Snake Leaves,” “Godfather Death,” and “The Girl with No Hands”—alongside his personal commentaries on each story’s sources, variations, and everlasting appeal. Suffused with romance and villainy, danger and wit, Pullman’s beguiling retellings will cast a spell on readers of all ages. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse

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Author : Hermann Hesse
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307420515
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse written by Hermann Hesse and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-two fairy tales by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, most translated into English for the first time, show the influence of German Romanticism, psychoanalysis, and Eastern religion on his development as an author.

The Bird's Child

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Author : Sandra Leigh Price
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1460704207
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Bird's Child written by Sandra Leigh Price and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of magic, birds, lost letters and love. Sydney, 1929: three people find themselves washed up on the steps of Miss Du Maurier's bohemian boarding house in a once grand terrace in Newtown. Ari is a young Jewish man, a pogrom orphan, who lives under the stern rule of his rabbi uncle, but dreams his father is Houdini. Upon his hand he bears a forbidden mark - a tattoo - and has a secret ambition to be a magician. Finding an injured parrot one day on the street, Ari is unsure of how to care for it, until he meets young runaway Lily, a glimmering girl after his own abracadabra heart. Together they form a magical act, but their lives take a strange twist when wild card Billy, a charming and dangerous drifter twisted by the war, can no longer harbour secret desires of his own. The Bird's Child is a feat of sleight-of-hand. Birds speak, keys appear from nowhere, boxes spill secrets and the dead talk. this is a magical, stunningly original, irresistible novel - both an achingly beautiful love story and a slowly unfurling mystery of belonging. 'A wonderful, strange, glittering book, full of astounding imagination, glorious really.' Edward Carey, author of Heap House 'A shimmering dream of haunted pasts. A silver girl. Abandoned boys. All the magic of the stage. The Bird's Child is a delight.' Essie Fox, author of The Somnambulist The Bird's Child is entirely original, its familiar Sydney settings set asparkle and rendered dreamlike by Sandra Leigh Price's lyrical and lovely writing. This is a magical fable that penetrates to deep emotional truths.' Geraldine Brooks 'This debut novel brings 1920s Sydney to life through a fairytale lens, highlighting the city's romance, its magic and its mystery ... It is the Australian setting that sets this quirky historical romance apart from others of its genre. Price's dream-like portrayal of a bygone Sydney - with its vaudeville shows and opium dens, lyrebirds and swagmen - establishes a unique mood that transforms the local into the exotic, making The Bird's Child a memorable tale.' Australian Book Review 'Gritty yet enchanting ... often deliciously sumptuous and erotically charged ... unusual, imaginative' Newtown Review of Books 'Skilfully written and richly imagined' Sydney Morning Herald

Mirror Mirrored

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Author : Corwin Levi
Publisher : Uzzlepye Press
ISBN 13 : 0982517610
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Mirror Mirrored written by Corwin Levi and published by Uzzlepye Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grimms’ fairy tales, originally collected in 1812, are a timeless chronicle of the possibilities our lives all have, and the full range of human nature. The stories remain just as relevant today as when they were first published over 200 years ago. To introduce these tales to a new generation, Uzzlepye Press presents Mirror Mirrored: An Artists' Edition of 25 Grimms' Tales, a special visual edition of 25 of the stories. It includes not only almost 2,000 vintage Grimms' illustrations remixed into the book alongside the story texts, but also work from 28 contemporary artists visually reimagining these stories.

Household Stories from the Collection of Grimm Brothers

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Author : Jacob Grimm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Brothers Grimm Cookbook

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Author : Robert Tuesley Anderson
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0753735261
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (537 download)

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Download or read book Brothers Grimm Cookbook written by Robert Tuesley Anderson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A good fairytale transports you into a world of magical transformations, rags-to-riches adventures and most importantly, fantastic foods. Dive into the world of Grimm's fairytales with over 70 recipes that capture the flavour of the most evocative tales, from the famous gingerbread house in 'Hansel and Gretel', to the tantalising salad of fresh greens that gave Rapunzel her name. From the 'Forest Hut' Succotash, the Valiant Tailor's Swirly Sausage Rolls and Wishing Fish and Chips to Magic Pear and Walnut Squares, Golden Ring Cake and the Woodcutter's Chocolate Log you'll find healthy meals and indulgent treats for every occasion. Warm your soul with the comforting pancakes, roasts and stews that add spice to well-known tales such as 'Snow-White' and 'Cinderella' and discover lesser known classics like 'The Golden Bird', 'White Snake' and 'The Jasmine Tree' through the magical foods that enrich each story. As you feast your way through breakfasts, lunches, light bites, mains, delicious desserts and drinks you'll learn more about the history of each fairytale and how they have fed our collective imagination over the years.

Tolkien's World

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Author : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher : M J F Books
ISBN 13 : 9781567312485
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Tolkien's World written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by M J F Books. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each painting is accompanied by a page of text drawn from the work that inspired it, describing the scene the artist has chosen to illustrate.

The Road to Middle-Earth

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Author : T. A. Shippey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Middle-Earth written by T. A. Shippey and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: