{"product_id":"tolkiens-material-culture","title":"Tolkien''s Material Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first full-length study examining Tolkien’s major narrative works through the lens of material culture studies, this book explores the treatment of objects in Tolkien’s works and their adaptations.\u003c\/b\u003e From Galadriel’s mirror and Bilbo’s mithril coat to Aragorn’s sword Andúril and the One Ring itself, \u003ci\u003eTolkien’s Material Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the creation, gifting, retention, collection, display, and destruction of Middle-earth’s articles and how they constitute a meditation on the role of things in human experience and community. Tolkien’s textual works and their multi-media adaptations are infused with people’s sentimental bonds with precious and everyday objects, which embody particular histories, values, and identities. Examining Middle-earth’s 20th- and 21st-century contexts, Marie H. Loughlin looks at post-war monuments and public commemoration; the birth of the museum; the advent of anthropology; film and televisual adaptation; digital games; licensed\/unlicensed object replicas and extensions; LEGO’s Middle-earth building sets and communities in the texts from \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e to Peter Jackson’s cinematic trilogies and Amazon Prime’s \u003ci\u003eThe Rings of Power.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503644025205,"sku":"9781350475526","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350475526.jpg?v=1786867352","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/tolkiens-material-culture","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}