Tree and Leaf

Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Klappentext Repackaged to feature Tolkien's own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, 'On Fairy-stories' and the story that exemplifies this, 'Leaf by Niggle', together with the poem 'Mythopoeia' and the verse drama, 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth', which tells of the events following the disastrous Battle of Maldon. Zusammenfassung Repackaged to feature Tolkien’s own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, ‘On Fairy-stories’ and the story that exemplifies this, ‘Leaf by Niggle’, together with the poem ‘Mythopoeia’ and the verse drama, ‘The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth’, which tells of the events following the disastrous Battle of Maldon.

Report

'A haunting and successful demonstration of the qualities of faerie'
New York Times
'The book must be read... it goes far to explain the nature of his art and justify his success'
The Cambridge Review
'While springing from deep-rooted convictions, his art has imaginative magic of a very rare quality'
Birmingham Post

Product details

• Authors: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.02.2001
• EAN: 9780007105045
• ISBN: 978-0-00-710504-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Anthologies