The Peoples of Middle-Earth - History of Middle-Earth v.12

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 As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin , and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was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 'The Peoples of Middle-earth' traces the evolution of the Appendices to 'The Lord of The Rings', which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book concludes with two unique abandoned stories: The New Shadow, set in Gondor during the Fourth Age, and the tale of Tal-elmar, in which the coming of the dreaded Numenorean ships is seen through the eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years. With the publication of this book, the long history of J.R.R. Tolkien's creation is completed and the enigmatic state of his work can be understood. Zusammenfassung The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series! which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• 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: 18.08.1997
• EAN: 9780261103481
• ISBN: 978-0-261-10348-1
• Pagine: 482
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: History of Middle-Earth; Tolkien; Tolkien; The History of Middle-earth
• Categorie: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy > Fantasy; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General