The Peoples Of Middle-Earth Tolkien Christopher HarperCollins Publishers

First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien’s magnificent world • It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954–5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973 • For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation

Впервые все указатели из каждого из двенадцати томов "Истории Средиземья" были опубликованы вместе в одном томе - чтобы создать высший указатель, отражающий написание шедевров Толкина "Властелин колец" и "Сильмариллион" • Книга на английском языке • Complete integrated indices of History of Middle-earth volumes to complement new series • For the first time every index from each of the twelve volumes of The History Of Middle-earth has been published together in a single volume – to create a supreme index charting the writing of Tolkien’s masterpieces The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion • This stunning work of reference complements the fascinating History of Middle-earth series, now repackaged to complement the distinctive and classic style of the ‘black cover’ A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales

This elegant slipcased edition presents for collectors the first ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects. Stamped in gold foil, and printed on heavyweight acid-free paper, it includes a ribbon marker and is housed in a custom-built matching slipcase • It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954–5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973 • For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation

Первая в истории публикация последних трудов Дж.Р.Р. Толкина о Средиземье, охватывающая широкий круг тем и идеально подходящая для тех, кто прочитал "Сильмариллион", "Властелин колец", "Незаконченные сказки" и "Историю Средиземья" и хочет узнать больше о великолепном творчестве Толкина. мир • Хорошо известно, что Дж.Р.Р. Толкин опубликовал "Хоббита" в 1937 году и "Властелина колец" в 1954-55 годах. Что, возможно, менее известно, так это то, что он продолжал писать о Средиземье в последующие десятилетия, вплоть до своей смерти в 1973 году • Книга на английском языке • First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien's magnificent world

J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume • J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dur and the rise of Sauron • It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father’s death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book’s content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Numenor

Вновь доступная после долгого отсутствия в печати, эта книга является выдающимся критическим исследованием того, как мифы и легенды сыграли столь значительную роль в творчестве Дж.Р.Р. Толкина • "Песнь о Средиземье" по-новому смотрит на "Властелина колец", глубоко проникая в основы мира Толкина, чтобы раскрыть сложный гобелен истории и мифологии, лежащий в основе его рассказов • Обвинение в том, что творчество Толкина было просто производным - что он извлек элементы из других мифологий и включил их в свою собственную художественную литературу, - отвергается в пользу увлекательного изучения богатой исторической предыстории Средиземья • Книга на английском языке • Available again after being long out of print, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J

Джон Рональд Руэл Толкин называл Вторую Эпоху Средиземья «тёмным временем, о котором мало что известно». Много лет читателям приходилось довольствоваться обрывками истории этого времени, которые попадаются на страницах «Властелина Колец» и приложений к нему • Более обширный взглянуть на Вторую Эпоху стало возможным только после смерти мастера фэнтези, когда Кристофер Толкин опубликовал «Сильмариллион». Хотя основная часть книги была посвящена событиям Первой Эпохи, она также проливает свет на бурную историю и сокрушительное падение островного королевства Нуменор • Подаренное людям Средиземья за их помощь в победе над Морготом, королевство быстро обрело достаток и влияние, но именно растущее могущество нуменорцев стало зерном, из которого впоследствии проклюнулась их трагическая судьба

В сборнике "Падение Нуменора, и другие истории из Второй эпохи Средиземья" • представлены труды Дж.Р.Р. Толкина о Второй эпохе Средиземья • Дж.Р.Р. Толкин, как известно, описал Вторую эпоху Средиземья как "темный век", многие истории которого не рассказаны. И в течение многих лет читателям приходилось довольствоваться дразнящими проблесками этих историй, которые можно найти на страницах "Властелина колец" • Более полную историю можно было узнать только после того, как Кристофер Толкин после смерти своего отца опубликовал "Сильмариллион". Хотя большая часть содержания книги касалась Первой эпохи Средиземья, в конце ее были две ключевые работы, раскрывающие бурные события, связанные с возвышением и падением острова Нуменор • Теперь, придерживаясь хронологии событий в приложениях к "Властелину колец", редактор Брайан Сибли собрал в один всеобъемлющий том новую хронику Второй эпохи Средиземья, рассказанную словами Дж

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