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Scholars and fans of the great mythologist will find a rich vein of information in Humphrey Carpenter's <i>The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien</i>. Tolkien was a prodigious letter writer all his life; the sheer mass of his correspondence would give pause to even the most stalwart archivist (one shudders to think what he would have done with e-mail). But with the able assistance of Tolkien's son Christopher and a healthy dose of determination, Carpenter manages find the cream of the crop--the letters that shed light on Tolkien's thoughts about his academic and literary work, as well as those that show his more private side, revealing a loving husband, a playful friend, and a doting father. The most fascinating letters are, of course, those in which he discusses Middle-Earth, and Carpenter offers plenty of those to choose from. Tolkien discussed the minutia of his legend--sometimes at great length--with friends, publishers, and even fans who wrote to him with questions. These letters offer significant insights into how he went about creating the peoples and languages of Middle-Earth.<p> </p><blockquote>I have long ceased to <i>invent</i> (though even patronizing or sneering critics on the side praise my 'inventions'): I wait till I seem to know what really happened. Or till it writes itself. Thus, though I knew for years that Frodo would run into a tree-adventure somewhere far down the Great River, I had no recollection of inventing Ents. I came at last to the point, and wrote the 'Treebeard' chapter without any recollection of any previous thought: just as it is now. And then I saw that, of course, it had not happened to Frodo at all.</blockquote><p> This new edition of letters has an extensive index, and Carpenter has included a brief blurb at the beginning of each letter to explain who the correspondent was and what was being discussed. Still, we strongly recommend buying the companion volume, <i>J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography</i>, in order to better understand the place these correspondents had in Tolkien's life and get a better context for the letters. <i>--Perry M. Atterberry</i></p>
Acquisto del libro
Brieven, J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter, Max Schuchart
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1982
- Rilegatura
- (Copertina rigida)
Metodi di pagamento
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- Titolo
- Brieven
- Lingua
- Olandese
- Editore
- Het Spectrum BV
- Pubblicato
- 1982
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 588
- ISBN10
- 9027471134
- ISBN13
- 9789027471130
- Serie
- Categoria
- Descrizione
- Scholars and fans of the great mythologist will find a rich vein of information in Humphrey Carpenter's <i>The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien</i>. Tolkien was a prodigious letter writer all his life; the sheer mass of his correspondence would give pause to even the most stalwart archivist (one shudders to think what he would have done with e-mail). But with the able assistance of Tolkien's son Christopher and a healthy dose of determination, Carpenter manages find the cream of the crop--the letters that shed light on Tolkien's thoughts about his academic and literary work, as well as those that show his more private side, revealing a loving husband, a playful friend, and a doting father. The most fascinating letters are, of course, those in which he discusses Middle-Earth, and Carpenter offers plenty of those to choose from. Tolkien discussed the minutia of his legend--sometimes at great length--with friends, publishers, and even fans who wrote to him with questions. These letters offer significant insights into how he went about creating the peoples and languages of Middle-Earth.<p> </p><blockquote>I have long ceased to <i>invent</i> (though even patronizing or sneering critics on the side praise my 'inventions'): I wait till I seem to know what really happened. Or till it writes itself. Thus, though I knew for years that Frodo would run into a tree-adventure somewhere far down the Great River, I had no recollection of inventing Ents. I came at last to the point, and wrote the 'Treebeard' chapter without any recollection of any previous thought: just as it is now. And then I saw that, of course, it had not happened to Frodo at all.</blockquote><p> This new edition of letters has an extensive index, and Carpenter has included a brief blurb at the beginning of each letter to explain who the correspondent was and what was being discussed. Still, we strongly recommend buying the companion volume, <i>J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography</i>, in order to better understand the place these correspondents had in Tolkien's life and get a better context for the letters. <i>--Perry M. Atterberry</i></p>