The Silmarillion Gift Pack - Rilegato

Tolkien, J. R. R.

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ISBN 10: 0007123310 ISBN 13: 9780007123315

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2001

Riassunto

A special hardback edition of JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece of epic fantasy, in a presentation box with the full-colour Map of Beleriand, some Silmarillion postcards, plus an exclusive free CD of Christopher Tolkien reading the Beren and Luthien story from the book.

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.

Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Nśmenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.

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Recensione:

‘How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?’
The Guardian

‘Demanding to be compared with English mythologies... at times rises to the greatness of true myth’
Financial Times

‘A creation of singular beauty... magnificent in its best moments’
Washington Post

‘A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope... its power is almost that of mysticism’
Toronto Globe & Mail

L'autore:

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 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0007123310
• ISBN 13: 9780007123315
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 464