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The Book of Lost Tales Part 2 - The History of Middle-Earth v.2

Inglese · Tascabile

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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin , and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95. 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 This second part of 'The Book of Lost Tales' includes the tales of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. "Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father's son, delving into the question of Elvish genealogies¿he gives the reader histories of each of the character's names as it evolved in the course of Tolkien's revisions¿Tolkien devotees will rejoice." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "The 'Tales' will be appreciated by those who have read 'The Silmarillion' and wish to examine how Tolkien improved his story and style from their original form, and how eventually 'The Lord of the Rings' came to stand independently with only a few hints from the early mythology." BRITISH BOOK NEWS Zusammenfassung The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion....

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Autori Christopher Tolkien, John R R Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Tolkien Christopher
Con la collaborazione di Christopher Tolkien (Editore)
Editore Harper Collins Uk
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 15.05.1992
 
EAN 9780261102149
ISBN 978-0-261-10214-9
Pagine 385
Dimensioni 130 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
Serie Harper Collins Paperbacks
History of Middle-Earth
Tolkien
Harper Collins Paperbacks
Tolkien
The History of Middle-earth
Categorie Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy
Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy > Fantasy

Fantasy, History, Hobbit, Lord, FICTION / Fantasy / General, Earth, tales, Theory, Tolkien, Fairy, Criticism, myths, Literary, Mythology, Epic, Beleriand, amp, Movements, Elves, Title;, Rings, Middle

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