The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun PDF Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 1328834549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, this is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún," "The Fall of Arthur," and "The Story of Kullervo."

Beowulf

Beowulf PDF Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544442784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445

Book Description
Presents the prose translation of the Old English epic that Tolkien created as a young man, along with selections from lectures on the poem he gave later in life and a story and poetry he wrote in the style of folklore on the poem's themes.

Poems and Stories

Poems and Stories PDF Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Finn and Hengest

Finn and Hengest PDF Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780261103559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Tolkien's famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Professor J.R.R.Tolkien is most widely known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but he was also a distinguished scholar in the field of Mediaeval English language and literature. His most significant contribution to Anglo-Saxon studies is to be found in his lectures on Finn and Hengest (pronounced Hen-jist), two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. The story is told in two Old English poems, Beowulf and The Fights at Finnesburg, but told so obscurely and allusively that its interpretation had been a matter of controversy for over 100 years. Bringing his unique combination of philological erudition and poetic imagination to the task, however, Tolkien revealed a classic tragedy of divided loyalties, of vengeance, blood and death. Tolkien's original and persuasive solution of the many problems raised by the story ranged widely through the early history and legend of the Germanic peoples. The story has the added attraction that it describes the events immediately preceding the first Germanic invasion of Britain which was led by Hengest himself. This book will be of interest not only to students of Old English and all those interested in the history of northern Europe and Anglo-Saxon England, but also admirers of The Lord of the Rings who will be fascinated to see how Tolkien handled a story which he did not invent.

Tolkien's Worlds

Tolkien's Worlds PDF Author: John Garth
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711241279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
An expertly written investigation of the places that shaped the work of one of the world's best loved authors, exploring the relationship between worlds real and fantastical.

The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún

The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún PDF Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547504713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, most celebrated of dragons; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild, who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy, and bitter strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. The Lay of Gudrún recounts her fate after the death of Sigurd, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), his murder of her brothers, and her hideous revenge.

The Story Of Kullervo

The Story Of Kullervo PDF Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544706323
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
“Shows how Finnish mythology and folk tales were instrumental to how Tolkien created his own legendarium.”—Boston Globe Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. “Hapless Kullervo,” as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was “the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own,” and was “a major matter in the legends of the First Age.” Tolkien’s Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Túrin Turambar, the tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published with the author’s drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien’s invented world. “A fascinating read.”—NPR

Tolkien's Poetry

Tolkien's Poetry PDF Author: Julian Tim Morton Eilmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783905703283
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Includes ten papers that deal with specific aspects of Tolkien's poetry.

A Field Guide to the North American Family

A Field Guide to the North American Family PDF Author: Garth Risk Hallberg
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1101874953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The very first work of fiction by the best-selling, acclaimed author of City on Fire--his piercingly beautiful treasure box of a novella about two families in the suburbs, now in a newly designed full-color edition For years, the Hungates and the Harrisons have coexisted peacefully in the same Long Island neighborhood, enjoying the pleasures and weathering the pitfalls of their suburban habitat. But when the patriarch of one family dies unexpectedly, the survivors face a stark imperative: adapt or face extinction. In sixty-three interlinked vignettes and striking accompanying photographs, the novella cuts multiple paths--which can be reconstructed in any order--through the lives of its richly imagined characters. Part art object, part Choose Your Own Adventure, A Field Guide to the North American Family is an innovative and deeply personal look at the ties that bind, as well as a poignant meditation on connection in a fragmented world.
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