Quatrième de couverture
THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH
Volume 2
CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN
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 tales 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 independtly with
only a few hints from the early mythology. »
BRITISH BOOK NEWS
Table des matières
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| I. |
Preface
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1
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| I. |
THE TALE OF TINÚVIEL
Notes and Commentary
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3
48
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| II. |
TURAMBAR AND THE FOALÓKË
Notes and Commentary
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69
116
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| III. |
THE FALL OF GONDOLIN
Notes and Commentary
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144
197
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| IV. |
THE NAUGLAFRING
Notes and Commentary
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221
242
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| V. |
THE TALE OF ËARENDEL
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252
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| VI. |
THE HISTORY OF ERIOL OR ÆLFWINE AND THE END OF THE
TALES
Ælfwine of England
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278
312
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Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales - Part II
Short Glossary of Obsolete, Archaic, and Rare Words
Index |
335
350
353
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