How We Became Middle-earth

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How We Became Middle-earth
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EditorAdam Lam and Nataliya Oryshchuk
PublisherWalking Tree Publishers
ReleasedNovember 2007
FormatPaperback
Pages460
ISBN978-3-905703-07-8
SeriesCormarë Series
Preceded byInside Language
Followed byMyth and Magic: Art according to the Inklings

How We Became Middle-earth is the thirteenth book of Walking Tree's Cormarë Series. Unlike most other volumes, it is not a collection of essays, but a the work by Adam Lam and Nataliya Oryshchuk.

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Following the release in 2001 of the first film of Peter Jackson's adapted trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring, a wave of "Ring Fever" swamped the world, with reprints of the novel, guidebooks, Internet sites, memorabilia and toys, video and computer games, location tours and extended DVDs. Taking a Cultural Studies perspective, this collection of essays examines the cultural issues generated by Tolkien's novel and Jackson's films. In particular, by applying a variety of cultural, media and literary theories, the essays in this collection attempt to answer the question: How did we become Middle-earth? Topics covered range from fan culture in an age of IT, globalization, transnational capitalism and consumerism to the local socio-political implications of the Rings tale, and the formation of a Middle-earth in our real (or, as argued by the French philosopher Jean Beadrillard, our no-longer real but hyperreal) world.This book includes a total of twenty-four chapters, as well as foreword, index, filmography and photo illustrations. It is suitable for broad audience, and can be used for educational and academic purposes.

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