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The Story Of Kullervo

Author : J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0544706323
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book The Story Of Kullervo written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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

Tales from the Perilous Realm

Author : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547154114
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Perilous Realm written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien's four novellas ("Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major," and "Roverandom") and one book of poems ("The Adventures of Tom Bombadil") are gathered together in a fully illustrated set.

Green Suns and Faërie

Author : Verlyn Flieger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781606350942
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Green Suns and Faërie written by Verlyn Flieger and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Green Suns and Faërie', author Verlyn Flieger, one of world's foremost Tolkien scholars, presents a selection of her best articles - some never before published - on a range of Tolkien topics. Divided into three distinct sections, this study explores Tolkien's ideas of sub-creation, his reconfiguration of the medieval story tradition and his place within the context of the 20th century and 'modernist' literature.

The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

Author : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 1328834549
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."

Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition

Author : Juha Y. Pentikainen
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253213525
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (135 download)

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Book Synopsis Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition by : Juha Y. Pentikainen

Download or read book Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition written by Juha Y. Pentikainen and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the Kalevala that initiated the process leading to the foundation of Finnish identity during the nineteenth century and was, therefore, one of the crucial factors in the formation of Finland as a new nation in the twentieth century.

Beowulf

Author : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544442784
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (444 download)

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Book Synopsis Beowulf by : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Download or read book Beowulf written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

What Makes Life Worth Living

Author : W. Phillip Keller
Publisher : Kregel Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780825499104
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book What Makes Life Worth Living written by W. Phillip Keller and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keller's fiftieth book in fifty years of writing pinpoints twenty-one ways to embrace deeper meaning and joy in our daily lives, beginning with knowing God firsthand. Now in paperback.

The Art of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Author : Wayne G. Hammond
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 : 9780547928258
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien written by Wayne G. Hammond and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes and illuminates Tolkien's lesser-known achievements as an artist and collects the complete artwork created for "The Hobbit, " including over one hundred sketches, paintings, maps, and plans.

Middle-earth, Or There and Back Again

Author : Lukasz Neubauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783905703443
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Middle-earth, Or There and Back Again written by Lukasz Neubauer and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Tolkien's imagination is a virtually boundless universe, one in which multiple layers of cultural heritage revolve around his enduring passion for storytelling, fascination with languages and devotion to the Catholic faith. In effect, much of his fiction is an eclectic, though, at the same time, remarkably coherent, mixture in which certain elements of the old lore appear to be constantly reinvented, reimagined and reinterpreted to suit the tastes of the Professor's readers and listeners. It is a constant mediation between the world of the past (ancient, medieval or other) and the world in which he lived, an informed dialogue tinted by the writer's personal convictions and beliefs. Ever since the dawn of Tolkien scholarship, the majority of serious academic discussions concerning his works and ideas have brought into play this very dialogue, an oft-repeated journey, back and forth (much like Bilbo's own quest in The Hobbit), between Tolkien's Middle-earth and the other realms of human imagination, chiefly, though not exclusively, located in the north-western fringes of the European continent. It is precisely this kind of journey (or, rather, journeys), perilous and full of pitfalls, that the reader will undertake in the present book, guided by a group of six authors from Poland, scholars whose academic interests (apart from Tolkien) are wide and varied, ranging from the Greek Antiquity to the age of Queen Victoria. And so, to Middle-earth or, rather, there and back again! Let us delve into those multiple layers of Tolkien's fiction in search for some of the foremost sources of his literary inspiration. In this way, we might be able to observe Tolkien's worldbuilding processes at work and, by going there and back again, catch a glimpse of what, in his essay "On Fairy-stories", the writer himself referred to as "forming mental images of things not actually present".

Finn and Hengest

Author : J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 000861637X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Finn and Hengest written by J. R. R. Tolkien and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tolkien’s famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe.

The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún

Author : J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547504713
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

There Would Always be a Fairy Tale

Author : Verlyn Flieger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781606353080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book There Would Always be a Fairy Tale written by Verlyn Flieger and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoted to Tolkien, the teller of tales and co-creator of the myths they brush against, these essays focus on his lifelong interest in and engagement with fairy stories, the special world that he called faërie, a world they both create and inhabit, and with the elements that make that world the special place it is. They cover a range of subjects, from The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings and their place within the legendarium he called the Silmarillion to shorter works like "The Story of Kullervo" and "Smith of Wootton Major." From the pen of eminent Tolkien scholar Verlyn Flieger, the individual essays in this collection were written over a span of twenty years, each written to fit the parameters of a conference, an anthology, or both. They are revised slightly from their original versions to eliminate repetition and bring them up to date. Grouped loosely by theme, they present an unpatterned mosaic, depicting topics from myth to truth, from social manners to moral behavior, from textual history to the micro particles of Middle-earth. Together these essays present a complete picture of a man as complicated as the books that bear his name--an independent and unorthodox thinker who was both a believer and a doubter able to maintain conflicting ideas in tension, a teller of tales both romantic and bitter, hopeful and pessimistic, in equal parts tragic and comedic. A man whose work does not seek for right or wrong answers so much as a way to accommodate both; a man of antitheses. Scholars of fantasy literature generally and of Tolkien particularly will find much of value in this insightful collection by a seasoned explorer of Tolkien's world of faërie.

A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien

Author : Stuart D. Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118517482
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien written by Stuart D. Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. An in-depth examination of Tolkien’s entire work by a cadre of top scholars Provides up-to-date discussion and analysis of Tolkien’s scholarly and literary works, including his latest posthumous book, The Fall of Arthur, as well as addressing contemporary adaptations, including the new Hobbit films Investigates various themes across his body of work, such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil Discusses the impact of his work on art, film, music, gaming, and subsequent generations of fantasy writers

Tolkien Studies

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tolkien Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

Author : Christopher Tolkien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0358652979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo written by Christopher Tolkien and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd 1975"--Title page verso.

The Wisdom of the Shire

Author : Noble Smith
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250026415
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Wisdom of the Shire written by Noble Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Wisdom of the Shire, Noble Smith sheds a light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J. R. R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation—the stouthearted Hobbits. How can simple pleasures such as gardening, taking long walks, and eating delicious meals with friends make you significantly happier? Why is the act of giving presents on your birthday instead of getting them such a revolutionary idea? What should you do when dealing with the Gollum in your life? And how can we carry the burden of our own "magic ring of power" without becoming devoured by it? The Wisdom of the Shire holds the answers to these and more of life's essential questions.

The Gods of Pegana

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Gods of Pegana written by Lord Dunsany and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: