The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

J.R.R. Tolkien. A selection edited by Humphrey Carpenter, with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien.

ISBN 10: 0048260053 / ISBN 13: 9780048260055

Edité par George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1981

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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien presents a carefully selected collection of the author's correspondence, edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien. Published in 1981, eight years after Tolkien's death, the volume offers invaluable insight into his life, scholarship and creative process, illuminating the development of works such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as his thoughts on language, mythology and his devoted readership.

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. A selection edited by Humphrey Carpenter, with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien.

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1981. First edition, first impression.

A very good brown cloth hardback with gilt title to spine. Slight give in the spine. With a very good laminated dustjacket. Jacket is unpriced as issued. Some very slight sunning near spine area, and some wear along top and bottom edges, including 5mm tear at top edge at fold of rear flap. Jacket now housed in protective, removable, clear plastic.

Text is clean and bright throughout. Top edge tinted brown, as issued.

Text in English.

(v) printed prelims including facsimile letter + 463pp + (1).

Dimensions: approx 230mm high x 150mm wide x 38mm deep.

Weight: approximately 764g (unpacked).

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
• Éditeur: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London
• Date de parution: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0048260053
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780048260055
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• Impression: 1er tirage
• État de l'article: Assez bon
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Dimensions: 150 L x 230 H x 38 P (en millimètres) 150 millimètres de largeur par 230 millimètres de hauteur par 38 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 764 grammes

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Synopsis

One of the most prolific letter writers of this century, Tolkien wrote to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends and to fans of his books, a mass of letters which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of many of his stories. This selection represents, in Tolkien's own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects; storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent of a large family and observer of the world around him. The letters include fresh information about Middle-earth and its inhabitants as well as analyses by Tolkien himself of the meanings of his stories. Finally, this book will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which Tolkien was a master.

Présentation de l'éditeur

'...If you wanted to go on from the end of The Hobbit I think the ring would be your inevitable choice as the link. If then you wanted a large tale, the Ring would at once acquire a capital letter; and the Dark Lord would immediately appear. As he did, unasked, on the hearth at Bag End as soon as I came to that point. So the essential Quest started at once. But I met a lot of things along the way that astonished me. Tom Bombadil I knew already; but I had never been to Bree. Strider sitting in the corner of the inn was a shock, and I had no more idea who he was than Frodo did. The Mines of Moria had been a mere name; and of Lothlorien no word had reached my mortal ears till I came there.' -- J.R.R. Tolkien to W.H. Auden, June 7, 1955

J.R.R. Tolkien, cherished author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was one of the twentieth century's most prolific letter writers. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters -- to his publishers, his family, to friends, and to fans of his books -- which record the history and composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events.

By turns thoughtful, impish, scholarly, impassioned, playful, vigorous, and gentle, Tolkien poured his heart and mind into a great stream of correspondence to intimate friends and unknown admirers all over the world. From this collection one sees a mind of immense complexity and many layers -- artistic, religious, charmingly eccentric, sentimental, and ultimately brilliant.

Now newly expanded with a detailed index, this collection provides an invaluable record that sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius, his thoughts and feelings about his own work, and the evolution of his grand design for the creation of a whole new world -- Middle-earth.