Frodo's Wound
Frodo's Wound

Author: Krishnan Venkatesh

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780881468014

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Why do lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy return to it again and again through their lives? Why does each rereading seem more nourishing? FRODO'S WOUND is a collection of essays that approaches these questions from various angles. It argues that while epic conflict and heroic warriors may provide the initial allure to the book, what lingers and deepens with each reading is its emotional complexity, its knowledge of loss and grief, and its yearning for something only dimly understood. Uniquely, it is a study of Tolkien that barely mentions Christianity and assumes no broad knowledge of the mythological world of Middle-earth. Instead, the book offers a series of close readings that reveal Tolkien's subtlety and sensitivity, and does not shy away from probing the significance of his occasional clumsiness. FRODO'S WOUND shows why Tolkien is a great writer, and why THE LORD OF THE RINGS is really a book for older adults--indeed, for anyone who has ever lost their way.

The Return of the Shadow
The Return of the Shadow

Author: Christopher Tolkien

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03-04

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780007365302

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'The Return of the Shadow' is the story of the first part of 'The History of The Lord of the Rings', from its inception to the end of the first volume, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.

Frodos Quest
Frodos Quest

Author: Robert S. Ellwood

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 2002-11-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780835608237

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Explores the spiritual meaning of Tolkien's epic fantasy and examines the characters as archetypes in the journey of life.

Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet

Author: Clive Staples Lewis

Publisher:

Published: 1952

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9780330021722

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The first novel in C.S. Lewis's sci-fi trilogy, which tells the adventure of Dr Ransom who was kidnapped and transported to another planet.

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws
Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws

Author: Sven Otto

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-27

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 3662437333

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Osteonecrosis of the jaws is a well-known side-effect of antiresorptive therapy that predominantly occurs in patients suffering from malignant diseases and receiving intravenous administrations of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates or subcutaneous administrations of denosumab, a monoclonal antibody. Less frequently it may also be observed in patients with osteoporosis who are being treated with these antiresorptive drugs This textbook provides detailed, up-to-date information on all aspects of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws, including clinical features, pathogenesis, treatment options, and preventive measures. It also explains safe prevention and treatment strategies for patients receiving antiresorptive drugs who require extractions, implant insertions, and other dento-alveolar surgeries. This book will be of major interest for medical and dental students, dentists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons as well as osteologists and oncologists.

The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
The Book of Lost Tales: Part One

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 1992-04-22

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0345375211

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The extraordinary history of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; Nargothrond and Gondolin; and the geography and cosmology of the invented world. Praise for Book of Lost Tales 1 “In these tales we have the scholar joyously gamboling in the thickets of his imagination. . . . A commentary and notes greatly enrich the quest.”—The Daily Telegraph “Affords us an almost over-the-shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect . . .The superb, sensitive, and extremely helpful commentary and editing done by Christopher Tolkien make all of this possible.”—Mythlore

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring

Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 0007203586

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'The Fellowship of the Ring' is the first part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings'. This 50th anniversary edition features special packaging and includes the definitive edition of the text.|PB

Where Wizards Stay Up Late
Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Author: Matthew Lyon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999-08-19

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0684872161

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Twenty five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, twenty million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone. In the 1960's, when computers where regarded as mere giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices. With Defense Department funds, he and a band of visionary computer whizzes began work on a nationwide, interlocking network of computers. Taking readers behind the scenes, Where Wizards Stay Up Late captures the hard work, genius, and happy accidents of their daring, stunningly successful venture.

Role-Playing Games of Japan
Role-Playing Games of Japan

Author: Björn-Ole Kamm

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3030509532

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This book engages non-digital role-playing games—such as table-top RPGs and live-action role-plays—in and from Japan, to sketch their possibilities and fluidities in a global context. Currently, non-digital RPGs are experiencing a second boom worldwide and are increasingly gaining scholarly attention for their inter-media relations. This study concentrates on Japan, but does not emphasise unique Japanese characteristics, as the practice of embodying an RPG character is always contingently realised. The purpose is to trace the transcultural entanglements of RPG practices by mapping four arenas of conflict: the tension between reality and fiction; stereotypes of escapism; mediation across national borders; and the role of scholars in the making of role-playing game practices.