Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien's remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' part in the epic quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom.

《读库1206》一共包含七篇文章。舒泥老师一直在做游牧文化方面的选题，希望让人们有机会重新认识这种文化，她曾在《读库1001》上发表过《寻找游牧文明》，之后继续深入内蒙古草原和大兴安岭地区，走访牧民，探究游牧民族，特别是使鹿鄂温克族人的生活状况。本辑读库中，刊发了她最新 的田野采访成果《苍狼大地与白鹿家园》，文中说，同一种文化，用不同的目光看得出的结论是不一样的。 在湖南省长沙市人民中路790号出租楼里住着一群民工，他们多数人有着十年以上的打工经历、“走穿了中国南北”，已经脱离了中国传统的农耕生活，成为城市开发建设不可缺少的一员。但他们的土地房产、户籍妻儿又大都在原籍老家，使其难以彻底脱离故土成为一个纯粹的城市人。这种交错两栖的尴尬身份和日渐壮大的零工队伍，给社会发展带来了很多新的矛盾。《四平方》的作者欧阳星凯将镜头对准了他们，试图记录他们个体的生存状态。 从财经记者王安搜集的《三十九句话》中可以看出些许新中国从1949年建国后近三十年的经济政策的变迁痕迹以及对后期的影响。 《破案后》一文中的案件，指的是一桩发生在德国的骇人听闻的儿童绑架案，家属在案犯嫌疑人盖夫根的抵赖和谎言中度过了漫长的四天，最终得知被绑架的儿童遇害。案件发生十年以来，盖夫根发动了一场又一场战斗。 1949年那次的大迁徙，有将近一百五十万的外省人从东北关外、黄河两岸、长江南北、滇桂边陲、苏浙两广，在饥馑恐怖或枪林弹雨中，来到台湾。在本省人的眼中，外省人的群居地通通都叫眷村。《外省人》的作者廖信忠说，这里永远没有电视剧、舞台剧里描写的那么美好。 《“真是个天赐！”》是作者徐辰对托尔金一生的回顾，包括他对语言学的痴迷，他的那些朋友们以及他的家庭，特别是他写作出版《霍比特人》、《精灵宝钻》、《魔戒之王》等故事的前因后果，而托尔金本人在《致出版商米尔顿的长信》中全面地阐释了他写作整个神话体系的初衷、过程、故事前后的演变以及五十年代初时《精灵宝钻》原稿群的故事线，还对《魔戒之王》的故事梗概做了简要的归纳，具有较高的参考价值。

The ultimate celebration of the first Hobbit movie reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through exclusive interviews with the designers, cast and crew, and more than 500 previously unpublished photographs, written and designed by the team at Weta Workshop. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles - Creatures and Characters explores the amazing cast of heroes and villains, beasts and beings that populate Middle-earth in the first chapter of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Richly illustrated with behind-the-scenes photographs, digital renders and film stills, this comprehensive book goes species by species, character by character, through the film's huge ensemble of characters and bustling menagerie of creatures, both physical and digital, telling the stories of how each came to be realized for the film. In first-hand quotes from the actors, make-up artists, digital effects artists, dialect coaches, prosthetics technicians, movement coach and many other crew, the stories of the production unfold, processes are described and insights into characters shared. As a bonus feature, unique to this book, there is a special fold-out Character Size Chart, which compares all the major creatures and characters of the film, from Radagast's hedgehog friend to the towering Stone Giants! Compiled by Weta Workshop designer Daniel Falconer, and featuring a wealth of stunning imagery, this book puts the reader face to face with the Dwarf heroes of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the dark denizens of Middle-earth, such as Orcs, Goblins, Trolls and Wargs, and of course, the hobbit himself, Bilbo Baggins.

比尔博，一个热爱安逸生活的霍比特人，自得其乐地待在袋底洞他的霍比特洞府里。清晨和煦，睿智巫师甘道夫的到来打破了宁静。“越过冰冷而又雾蒙蒙的大山，在那深深地下洞穴已有千年……”吟着古老的歌谣，十三个矮人将比尔博拽进冒险远行的队伍。在这趟“意外之旅”之中，与世无争的霍比特人比尔博，却孤身一人在暗如永夜的山底洞穴中发现了足以改变整个世界的小小戒指。 “在地底的洞府中住着一个霍比特人。”这就是一部伟大传奇的开始。 1937年，《霍比特人》问世，成为感动20世纪的文学经典。60年后，世界级插画大师艾伦•李为其精心配制了38幅铅笔素描和26幅水彩画，完美地将托尔金的幻想世界呈现在世人眼前，开启了一段的文学与艺术水乳交融的崭新传奇。2013年全新简体中文版重新设计冒险宝图“瑟罗尔的地图”，全息还原月亮文字的神秘魅力。

Douglas C. Kane reveals a tapestry woven by Christopher Tolkien from different portions of his father's work that is often quite mind-boggling, with inserts that seemed initially to have been editorial inventions shown to have come from some remote portion of Tolkien's vast body of work. He demonstrates how material that was written over the course of more than thirty years was merged together to create a single, coherent text. He also makes a frank appraisal of the material omitted and invented by Christopher Tolkien and how these omissions and insertions may have distorted his father's vision of what he considered-even more than The Lord of the Rings-to be his most important work. It is a fascinating portrait of a unique collaboration that reached beyond the grave. Kane documents the changes, omissions, and additions and traces how the disparate source materials were used to create what is in essence a composite work. He compares the published text with the source texts contained in the volumes of The History of Middle-earth as well as other works and identifies patterns of major and minor changes made to these source materials that resulted in the reconstruction of the finished text. He also cites the works of some of the most important Tolkien scholars, including Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Christina Scull, Wayne Hammond, Charles Noad, and David Bratman in an attempt to understand and explain why these changes may have been made.

內容簡介這是一段比奇幻文學更令人著迷的真實故事︰ 兩位年輕的文學天才相逢於一九二○年代的英國牛津大學，個性迥異，卻又相互為對方的才氣所折服，進而激盪出曠世的文學火花． 要說這對超級好朋友誰比較傑出呢？實在很難回答．有人說，他們有瑜亮情結，進而影響了他們的友誼存續。 然而，沒有路易斯，托爾金就寫不出《魔戒》。路易斯寫的《納尼亞魔法王國》有《魔戒》的影子．誰從這份友誼獲益較多呢？恐怕很難回答。 全世界第一本解讀兩位奇幻宗師托爾金與路易斯（C.S. Lewis）友誼的著作，將揭露奇幻文學世界的「雙城奇謀」。 一個是托爾金，以《魔戒》三部曲開啟奇幻文學先河的文學巨擘，沒有他，今天就不會讓人驚嘆的《哈利波特》、《星際大戰》、《地海傳說》等等奇幻文學。托爾金在腦海中創造了精靈、魔法、人類、巫師、火龍等等的世界，這個世界的曆法、語言、地圖到字典一應俱全，但他說，他只是這套書的「編輯與翻譯」。 一個是路易斯，是《哈利波特》作者 J.K. 羅琳最喜歡的作者，二十六歲就登上牛津大學的教席，被譽為「最偉大的牛津人」，他一生著作不下五十本，涵蓋詩集、小說、童話、文學批評以及闡明基督教精義的作品，是二十世紀居領導地位的作家兼思想家。他寫的《納尼亞魔法王國》是英語系國家兒童的必讀，尤其是《獅子、女巫．魔衣櫥》更是深受孩子們的熱愛，這部小說即將製作成動畫，搬上大螢幕。 為什麼托爾金和路易斯在基督徒中有「聖托爾金」與「聖路易斯」的暱稱？ 《影子大地》淒美感人的愛情故事主人翁竟然就是．．． 奇幻文學為何源自聖經？奇幻大師與基督宗教有何淵源？ 兩顆偉大的心靈撞擊交會，孕育出當代最燦爛輝煌的奇幻文學世界，文學史上罕有的知己四十年的友誼，為何因一個女人而冷淡？誰是真正的「第三者」？ 這些問號在《聖經、魔戒與奇幻宗師》都可以找到解答。 作者簡介柯林．杜瑞茲（Colin Duriez） 為路易斯和托爾金專家，曾從事新聞及出版工作，也曾執教。現定居於英國倫敦附近的大學城萊斯特（Leicester），專務寫作。他曾為《魔戒》三部曲的ＤＶＤ加長版「獻聲」。相關著作包括：《托爾金與魔戒》（Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle-Earth）《路易斯小百科》（The C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia）《吉光片羽社手冊》（Inklings Handbook） 褚耐安 台大歷史系畢業。撰寫台灣第一本人類學小說《排灣女頭目》（麥田，二００二），譯作三十餘種，電視劇多齣。

Large print hardback edition of the final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, complete with fold-out map. The climactic volume of the trilogy, wherein the little hobbit and his trusty companions make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron. Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal.

Large print hardback edition of the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, complete with fold-out map. This large print edition tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

Probably the most famous children's book of modern times -- regularly topping polls for 'favourite book' and now available in a Large Type format to complement The Lord of The Rings Large Type trilogy. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services -- as a burglar -- on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and more than 60 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

Recent polls have consistently declared that J.R.R. Tolkien is "the most influential author of the century" and THE LORD OF THE RINGS is "the book of the century." In support of these claims, Tom Shippey, the prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy, now presents us with a fascinating companion to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing in particular on THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION. The core of the book consists of three chapters that examine THE LORD OF THE RINGS as a linguistic and cultural map, as a twisted web of story, and as a response to the meaning of myth. Shippey presents a unique argument to explain the nature of evil and gives readers a compelling insight into the complicated interweaving of many strands as the narrative moves between characters and into the remarkable skill behind the construction of such a rich and complex story. Other chapters examine THE HOBBIT, explaining the hobbits' anachronistic relationship to the heroic world of Middle-earth; the fundamental importance of THE SILMARILLION to Tolkien's canon; and an illuminating look at FARMER GILES OF HAM, LEAF BY NIGGLE, and other lesser-known works in connection to Tolkien's life. With a clear and accessible style, Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy, and to the importance of language in literature. He demonstrates how THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION form part of a live and continuing tradition of storytelling that can trace its roots back through Grimms' FAIRIY TALES to BEOWULF. J.R.R. TOLKIEN: AUTHOR OF THE CENTURY not only gives readers a deeper understanding of Tolkien and his work, but also serves as a learned and entertaining introduction to some of the finest and most influential works of fantasy ever written.

A new mythology in an invented world and a timeless story that can be called both heroic romance and science fiction.

This four volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks THE HOBBIT and the three volumes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING) in their definitive text settings complete with maps and cover illustrations by the celebrated artist Alan Lee. In THE HOBBIT, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a THE LORD OF THE RINGS tells of the great and dangerous quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale -- a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-Earth.