The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of Englands legendary hero, King Arthur. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of Englands legendary hero, King Arthur. The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur King of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skilful achievement in the use of the Old English alliterative metre, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is told: of Arthurs expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, of Guineveres flight from Camelot, of the great sea-battle on Arthurs return to Britain, in the portrait of the traitor Mordred, in the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle.Unhappily, The Fall of Arthur was one of several long narrative poems that he abandoned in that period. In this case he evidently began it in the earlier nineteen-thirties, and it was sufficiently advanced for him to send it to a very perceptive friend who read it with great enthusiasm at the end of 1934 and urgently pressed him You simply must finish it! But in vain: he abandoned it, at some date unknown, though there is some evidence that it may have been in 1937, the year of the publication of The Hobbit and the first stirrings of The Lord of the Rings. Years later, in a letter of 1955, he said that he hoped to finish a long poem on The Fall of Arthur; but that day never came.Associated with the text of the poem, however, are many manuscript pages: a great quantity of drafting and experimentation in verse, in which the strange evolution of the poems structure is revealed, together with narrative synopses and very significant if tantalising notes. In these latter can be discerned clear if mysterious associations of the Arthurian conclusion with The Silmarillion, and the bitter ending of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, which was never written. Notes Now in paperback, this is Tolkiens unfinished epic narrative poem about the legendary life of King Arthur. Written in the 1930s, Tolkien abandoned it to write The Hobbit. Also includes 3 essays by Christopher Tolkien. Author Biography J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.Christopher Tolkien, born on 21 November 1924, is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot. At the end of the war he returned to Oxford University and became a Fellow and Tutor in English of New College in 1964, lecturing in the University on early English and northern literature. Appointed by J.R.R. Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his fathers death in 1973 to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion and Beowulf, and the collections entitled Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth. Since 1975 he has lived in France with his wife Baillie. Review Praise for The Legend of Sigurd and GudrÚn:"This is the most unexpected of Tolkiens many posthumous publications; his sons Commentary is a model of informed accessibility; the poems stand comparison with their Eddic models, and there is little poetry in the world like those" Times Literary Supplement"The compact verse form is ideally suited to describing impact… elsewhere it achieves a stark beauty" Telegraph Long Description The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of Englands legendary hero, King Arthur. The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur King of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skilful achievement in the use of the Old English alliterative metre, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is told: of Arthurs expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, of Guineveres flight from Camelot, of the great sea-battle on Arthurs return to Britain, in the portrait of the traitor Mordred, in the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle. Unhappily, The Fall of Arthur was one of several long narrative poems that he abandoned in that period. In this case he evidently began it in the earlier nineteen-thirties, and it was sufficiently advanced for him to send it to a very perceptive friend who read it with great enthusiasm at the end of 1934 and urgently pressed him You simply must finish it! But in vain: he abandoned it, at some date unknown, though there is some evidence that it may have been in 1937, the year of the publication of The Hobbit and the first stirrings of The Lord of the Rings. Years later, in a letter of 1955, he said that he hoped to finish a long poem on The Fall of Arthur; but that day never came. Associated with the text of the poem, however, are many manuscript pages: a great quantity of drafting and experimentation in verse, in which the strange evolution of the poems structure is revealed, together with narrative synopses and very significant if tantalising notes. In these latter can be discerned clear if mysterious associations of the Arthurian conclusion with The Silmarillion, and the bitter ending of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, which was never written. Review Quote Praise for The Legend of Sigurd and Gudr Feature * World first publication of this work; previously unseen seen since it was written more than 80 years ago * Published to dovetail between the DVD release of the first $1billion HOBBIT movie and Fathers Day * Appears complete and unaltered, just as JRR Tolkien wrote it and accompanied by three brand-new essays by Christopher Tolkien * The only work about the legendary King Arthur that Tolkien ever wrote * The Legend of Sigurd and Gudr Description for Sales People The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of Englands legendary hero, King Arthur. The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur King of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skilful achievement in the use of the Old English alliterative metre, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is told: of Arthurs expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, of Guineveres flight from Camelot, of the great sea-battle on Arthurs return to Britain, in the portrait of the traitor Mordred, in the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle. Unhappily, The Fall of Arthur was one of several long narrative poems that he abandoned in that period. In this case he evidently began it in the earlier nineteen-thirties, and it was sufficiently advanced for him to send it to a very perceptive friend who read it with great enthusiasm at the end of 1934 and urgently pressed him You simply must finish it! But in vain: he abandoned it, at some date unknown, though there is some evidence that it may have been in 1937, the year of the publication of The Hobbit and the first stirrings of The Lord of the Rings. Years later, in a letter of 1955, he said that he hoped to finish a long poem on The Fall of Arthur; but that day never came. Associated with the text of the poem, however, are many manuscript pages: a great quantity of drafting and experimentation in verse, in which the strange evolution of the poems structure is revealed, together with narrative synopses and very significant if tantalising notes. In these latter can be discerned clear if mysterious associations of the Arthurian conclusion with The Silmarillion, and the bitter ending of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, which was never written. Gold title * World first publication of this work; previously unseen seen since it was written more than 80 years ago * Published to dovetail between the DVD release of the first $1billion HOBBIT movie and Fathers Day * Appears complete and unaltered, just as JRR Tolkien wrote it and accompanied by three brand-new essays by Christopher Tolkien * The only work about the legendary King Arthur that Tolkien ever wrote * The Legend of Sigurd and Gudr Details ISBN0007557302 Year 2015 ISBN-10 0007557302 ISBN-13 9780007557301 Format Paperback Author Christopher Tolkien Pages 240 Language English Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Christopher Tolkien Birth 1892 Death 1973 Media Book Publication Date 2015-05-21 DEWEY 821.914 UK Release Date 2015-05-21 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780007489947 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-05-24 NZ Release Date 2015-06-01 Imprint HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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