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J. R. R. Tolkien - An Audio Portrait. 2 CDs
Minotauro presenta el estuche con la serie de libros completa que Tolkien dedicó a la Tierra los tres volúmenes de «El Señor de los Anillos» ( La Comunidad del Anillo, Las Dos Torres y El Retorno del Rey ), El Hobbit , El Silmarillion y Los hijos de Húrin .
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First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Brian Sibley
99 books99 followersBrian Sibley is an English writer, broadcaster, and award-winning dramatist.
The author of over 100 hours of radio drama and hundreds of documentaries and features for the BBC, he is best known for his acclaimed 1981 radio adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, co-written with Michael Bakewell, as well as dramatizations of C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels, and Richard Adams’s Watership Down.
Sibley has also written numerous original plays for radio, presented popular BBC programmes including Kaleidoscope and Talking Pictures, and produced documentaries on figures ranging from Lewis Carroll and Ray Bradbury to Julie Andrews and Walt Disney.
His contributions to broadcasting have earned him accolades such as the Sony Radio Award and the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Adaptation.
In print, Sibley is the author of many acclaimed film “making of” books, including Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy, and Peter Jackson: A Filmmaker’s Journey, as well as companion volumes for The Hobbit films, The Golden Compass, and Disney classics. His literary works range from Shadowlands to children’s books like The Frightful Food Feud and Osric the Extraordinary Owl, with stories appearing in official Winnie-the-Pooh collections.
A noted Disney historian, Sibley has contributed essays to The Walt Disney Film Archives and recorded DVD commentaries for classic films. He is the editor of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fall of Númenor, winner of the Tolkien Society’s Best Book award in 2023.
Sibley has served as President and Chair of The Lewis Carroll Society and is an honorary member of The Magic Circle, the Tolkien Society, and The Children’s Books History Society.
The author of over 100 hours of radio drama and hundreds of documentaries and features for the BBC, he is best known for his acclaimed 1981 radio adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, co-written with Michael Bakewell, as well as dramatizations of C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels, and Richard Adams’s Watership Down.
Sibley has also written numerous original plays for radio, presented popular BBC programmes including Kaleidoscope and Talking Pictures, and produced documentaries on figures ranging from Lewis Carroll and Ray Bradbury to Julie Andrews and Walt Disney.
His contributions to broadcasting have earned him accolades such as the Sony Radio Award and the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Adaptation.
In print, Sibley is the author of many acclaimed film “making of” books, including Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy, and Peter Jackson: A Filmmaker’s Journey, as well as companion volumes for The Hobbit films, The Golden Compass, and Disney classics. His literary works range from Shadowlands to children’s books like The Frightful Food Feud and Osric the Extraordinary Owl, with stories appearing in official Winnie-the-Pooh collections.
A noted Disney historian, Sibley has contributed essays to The Walt Disney Film Archives and recorded DVD commentaries for classic films. He is the editor of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fall of Númenor, winner of the Tolkien Society’s Best Book award in 2023.
Sibley has served as President and Chair of The Lewis Carroll Society and is an honorary member of The Magic Circle, the Tolkien Society, and The Children’s Books History Society.
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September 18, 2019
Very well done, with mane clips from BBC productions.
January 20, 2017
This is a great audiobook for content and presentation. The content explores the genesis and arc of J.R.R. Tolkien's creating, focused on The Hobbit. The presentation is in interview snippets with "Ronald" (Tolkien) himself and colleagues and commentators along with audio samples from The Hobbit - Full Cast Dramatisation - BBC Radio (1968).
I especially like the delving into WW I's impact on his original story-writing, the idea of the saga as high-level children's lit., and the linguistic/philological genesis by creating language and names first, then the story to match.
This is a balanced overview, even containing detractors. The Hobbit is categorically identified as children's lit, if of the highest caliber. Tolkien's borrowing from sources (see Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy) is discussed including an interesting comparison on many points with The Thirty-Nine Steps,
I especially like the delving into WW I's impact on his original story-writing, the idea of the saga as high-level children's lit., and the linguistic/philological genesis by creating language and names first, then the story to match.
This is a balanced overview, even containing detractors. The Hobbit is categorically identified as children's lit, if of the highest caliber. Tolkien's borrowing from sources (see Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy) is discussed including an interesting comparison on many points with The Thirty-Nine Steps,
July 10, 2014
Sibley introduces Tolkien to the Middle Earth newbie (such as myself) with fascinating passion & depth!
Very recommended!
Very recommended!
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews