{"id":82258,"date":"2013-11-13T21:41:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T02:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=82258"},"modified":"2013-11-14T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T14:36:05","slug":"new-book-reveals-previously-unprinted-artwork-and-documents-the-portrayal-of-middle-earth-across-the-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/11\/13\/82258-new-book-reveals-previously-unprinted-artwork-and-documents-the-portrayal-of-middle-earth-across-the-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"New book reveals previously unprinted artwork and documents the portrayal of Middle-earth across the decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Middle-earth<\/a>
Middle-earth Envisioned by Brian J Robb and Paul Simpson.<\/figcaption><\/figure> Over the decades, lots and lots of people have tried their hand at envisioning Middle-earth — in artwork, stage plays, musicals, television adaptations, comics, games, fan-art and, of course, animated and live action film.<\/p>\n

Middle-earth Envisioned<\/i> is a new, illustrated book From New York Times bestselling author Brian J. Robb and Paul Simpson, TV guide writer\/reporter and the former editor of the Star Trek magazine, that comprehensively documents these portrayals of Middle-earth. <\/p>\n

Among the highlights is previously unprinted artwork from English schoolteacher Mary Fairbairn. It has been noted that Tolkien himself wrote to Fairburn in 1968, praising her illustrations as “splendid. They are better pictures in themselves and also show far more attention to the text than any that have yet been submitted to me”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the publisher’s blurb:<\/p>\n

Middle-earth Envisioned<\/i> is the first book to explore the artistic legacy left by Tolkien\u2019s world. Paintings, drawings, theatrical performances, radio serials, and films inspired by The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are all discussed in a manner that further illuminates the brilliance of Tolkien\u2019s creation. <\/p>\n

Readers will discover details surrounding an attempted Beatles live-action version (with Paul McCartney as Frodo Baggins), a nearly four-hour Canadian musical, the West End stage production of Lord of the Rings, and of course, the Peter Jackson films\u2014including the Hobbit trilogy\u2014and much more. In this beautifully illustrated gift book, discover the richness of Middle-earth anew, through the works of the artists inspired by it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Middle-earth Envisioned<\/i> is available in both hardback and out now on Race Point Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Exclusive: artwork from Middle-earth Envisioned<\/h4>\n