Tree and Leaf - Including Leaf by Niggle

Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting short story, Leaf by Niggle, recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has ''a long journey to make'' and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien''s life. The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths. Lastly, we are treated to the translation of Tolkien''s account of the Battle of Maldon, known as The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien''s imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Con la collaborazione di: Baynes Pauline (Illustrazione), Tolkien Christopher (Prefazione), Tolkien Christopher (Introduzione)
• Editore: Harper Collins Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9780008761899
• ISBN: 978-0-00-876189-9
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Fantasy, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Poetry by individual poets, Myth & legend told as fiction, Literary essays, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: literary and general