Una nuova edizione ampliata del saggio più famoso e importante di Tolkien, che ha definito la sua concezione del fantasy come forma letteraria e che ha portato alla stesura de Il Signore degli Anelli. Accompagnato da uno studio critico della storia e della scrittura del testo. "On Fairy-stories" di JRR Tolkien è il suo saggio più studiato e più citato, un'esemplare dichiarazione personale delle sue opinioni sul ruolo dell'immaginazione nella letteratura e un tour de force intellettuale essenziale per comprendere il risultato di Tolkien nella scrittura de Il Signore degli Anelli. "On Fairy-stories" comprende circa 18.000 parole. Ciò che è poco noto è che quando Tolkien ampliò il saggio nel 1943, scrisse molte più pagine delle sue opinioni che erano state originariamente condensate o tagliate dalla versione pubblicata. Una stima è difficile, ma questi passaggi inediti ammontano forse a metà in più della scrittura del saggio stesso. Questi passaggi contengono importanti elaborazioni delle sue opinioni su altri scrittori e la loro pubblicazione rappresenta un'aggiunta significativa agli studi su Tolkien. Inclusi in questo nuovo studio critico dell'opera sono: Un saggio introduttivo che prepara il terreno per la lezione di Tolkien del 1939 (l'origine del saggio) e la inserisce in un contesto storico. Un saggio introduttivo che prepara il terreno per la lezione di Tolkien del 1939 (l'origine del saggio) e la inserisce in un contesto storico. Una storia della scrittura di "On Fairy-stories", a partire dalla copertura della lezione originale così come tenuta, e continuando fino alla prima pubblicazione nel 1947. Una storia della scrittura di "On Fairy-stories", a partire dalla copertura della lezione originale così come tenuta, e continuando fino alla prima pubblicazione nel 1947. Il saggio vero e proprio come pubblicato in forma corretta in Tree and Leaf (1964). Il saggio vero e proprio come pubblicato in forma corretta in Tree and Leaf (1964). Commento alle allusioni nel testo e note sulle revisioni apportate da Tolkien al testo pubblicato in Tree and Leaf. Commento alle allusioni nel testo e note sulle revisioni apportate da Tolkien al testo pubblicato in Tree and Leaf. Materiale importante non incluso nel saggio pubblicato, con commento degli editori. Materiale importante non incluso nel saggio pubblicato, con commento degli editori. In "On Fairy-stories" sono contenute le radici dell'albero dei racconti che ha prodotto frutti così scintillanti nelle opere pubblicate e inedite di Tolkien. Qui, finalmente, Flieger e Anderson rivelano attraverso l'archeologia letteraria la straordinaria genesi di quest'opera fondamentale e discutono, nel loro coinvolgente commento, di come ciò che Tolkien ha scoperto durante la stesura del saggio avrebbe plasmato la sua scrittura per il resto della sua vita.
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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 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Verlyn Flieger is a Professor of English at the University of Maryland and is a specialist in comparative mythology with a concentration in J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth.
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