Picturing Tolkien

Picturing Tolkien
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780786484737
ISBN-13 : 078648473X
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Book Synopsis Picturing Tolkien by : Janice M. Bogstad

Download or read book Picturing Tolkien written by Janice M. Bogstad and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This group of new critical essays offers multidisciplinary analysis of director Peter Jackson's spectacularly successful adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). Part One of the collection, "Techniques of Structure and Story," compares and contrasts the organizational principles of the books and films. Part Two, "Techniques of Character and Culture," focuses on the methods used to transform the characters and settings of Tolkien's narrative into the personalities and places visualized on screen. Each of the sixteen essays includes extensive notes and a separate bibliography. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.


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