The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two (History of Middle-earth) by Tolkien, J.R.R.

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Type
Paperback
PublicationName
Mariner Books
ISBN
0395426405
Book Title
Book of Lost Tales : Part Two
Book Series
History of Middle-Earth Ser.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
1986
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
J.R.R. Tolkien
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Fantasy / General, Literary, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0395426405
ISBN-13
9780395426401
eBay Product ID (ePID)
121736

Product Key Features

Book Title
Book of Lost Tales : Part Two
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Literary, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic
Publication Year
1986
Genre
Fiction
Author
J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Series
History of Middle-Earth Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
83-012782
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Affords us an almost over the shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect... the superb, sensitive and extremely helpful commentary by Christopher Tolkien makes all this possible." -- Mythlore --, One marvels anew at the depth, breadth, and persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien's labor. No one sympathetic to his aims, the invention of a secondary universe, will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation., "Affords us an almost over the shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect... the superb, sensitive and extremely helpful commentary by Christopher Tolkien makes all this possible." -- Mythlore, "One marvels anew at the depth, breadth, and persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien's labor. No one sympathetic to his aims, the invention of a secondary universe, will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation." Publishers Weekly
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
2
Volume Number
Pt. 2
Dewey Decimal
823.9/12
Synopsis
The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-1917 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Lost Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriel (or AElfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of Nargothrond and Gondolin; of the geography and cosmography of the invented world. The Book of Lost Tales will be published in two volumes; this first part contains the Tales of Valinor; and the second will include Beren and Luthien, Turin 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 each volume contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. Further books in this series are planned to extend the history of Middle-earth as it was refined and enlarged in later years, and will include the Long Lays of Beleriand, the Ambarkanta or Shape of the World, the Lhammas or Account of Tongues, annals, maps, and many other unpublished writings of J.R.R. Tolkien., The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-1917 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Lost Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriel (or AElfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of Nargothrond and Gondolin; of the geography and cosmography of the invented world.
LC Classification Number
PR6039.032B6 1984

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