Tree and Leaf

Including Mythopoeia

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‘A haunting and successful demonstration of the qualities of faerie’
New York Times

‘The book must be read… it goes far to explain the nature of his art and justify his success’
The Cambridge Review

‘While springing from deep-rooted convictions, his art has imaginative magic of a very rare quality’
Birmingham Post
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A new edition of Tolkien's Tree and Leaf, complete with his rare translation and commentary of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, the Battle of Maldon. Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting short story, Leaf by Niggle, recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has 'a long journey to make' and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien's life. The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths. Lastly, and published for the very first time, we are treated to the translation of Tolkien's account of the Battle of Maldon, known as The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction. / This reissue, with visually striking cover artwork by Tolkien himself, is now packaged to match the definitive 'Tolkien Library' series of B-format paperbacks. / One of the core Tolkien titles, listed in every Tolkien bibliography. / Includes Tolkien's translation of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, published for the first time in three years.

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Tree and Leaf er en samling småverker av J.R.R. Tolkien som er satt sammen til en slags nøkkel til hans forfatterskap og en dypere forståelse for eventyrfortelling. Diktet Mythiopeia ble skrevet som et direkte svar til C.S. Lewis påstand om at eventyr ikke har en verdi annet en i en symbolsk forstand. Essayet "on fairy-stories" utdyper dette ytterligere. Men det er i fabelen "Leaf by Niggle" at den virkelige meningen trer frem for min egen del. Her gjenskaper Tolkien på mange måter en relgiøs resonans rundt den kreative sjelen. Samtidig er "Leaf by Niggle" en mytologisering av poengene han gjør i sin argumentasjon og dette er også en av hans sentrale poeng med eventyrfortelling. Simpelthen brilliant.

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Forlag: HarperCollins
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9780007105045
Utgivelsesår: 2001
Format: 20 x 13 cm

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«
‘A haunting and successful demonstration of the qualities of faerie’
New York Times

‘The book must be read… it goes far to explain the nature of his art and justify his success’
The Cambridge Review

‘While springing from deep-rooted convictions, his art has imaginative magic of a very rare quality’
Birmingham Post
»

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Crake – 23.04.2009

– Tree and Leaf er en samling småverker av J.R.R. Tolkien som er satt sammen til en slags nøkkel til hans forfatterskap og en dypere forståelse for eventyrfortelling. Diktet Mythiopeia ble skrevet som et direkte svar til C.S. Lewis påstand om at eventyr ikke har en verdi annet en i en symbolsk forstand. Essayet "on fairy-stories" utdyper dette ytterligere. Men det er i fabelen "Leaf by Niggle" at den virkelige meningen trer frem for min egen del. Her gjenskaper Tolkien på mange måter en relgiøs resonans rundt den kreative sjelen. Samtidig er "Leaf by Niggle" en mytologisering av poengene han gjør i sin argumentasjon og dette er også en av hans sentrale poeng med eventyrfortelling. Simpelthen brilliant.

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