La storia della Terra di Mezzo rappresenta uno dei progetti letterari più ambiziosi del Novecento. Non è soltanto un insieme di racconti, ma un vero archivio mitologico che mostra come Tolkien abbia costruito, strato dopo strato, un mondo coerente, vivo e profondamente umano. La lettura di questi volumi richiede attenzione e curiosità: non sono romanzi nel senso tradizionale, ma documenti narrativi che rivelano l’evoluzione di personaggi, lingue, genealogie e intere epoche. Il fascino principale sta nella possibilità di osservare la nascita delle idee che porteranno al Silmarillion, al Signore degli Anelli e oltre. Ogni testo, anche il più frammentario, illumina un dettaglio nuovo: la tragedia degli Elfi, la caduta di Númenor, le prime ombre di Sauron. È una lettura che premia chi ama immergersi nella costruzione di un mondo e scoprire come una mitologia prende forma nel tempo.
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The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world -- those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by CS Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.
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The lays of Beleriand, J. R. R. Tolkien
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- 2015
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0261102265
- ISBN13
- 9780261102262
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- Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Classics, Science Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
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- 4.05 out of 5
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- The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world -- those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by CS Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.