Серия книг «The History of Middle-earth» — 5 книг

The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception
of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in
English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Elfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orсs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor, of Nargothrond and Gondolin; of the geography and cosmology of the invented world.

The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception
of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be…

The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This second part of The Book of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin, itself the finest and most exciting depiction of a battle that Tolkien ever wrote. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with texts of associated poems, and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive and classic style of the 'black cover' A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.

The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This second part of The Book of…

The third volume of The History of Mid die-earth gives us a privileged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world - those of Turin and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of the Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in the subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of Leithian by C.S.Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.

The third volume of The History of Mid die-earth gives us a privileged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of…

In this fourth volume of "The History of Middle-earth", the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or "Shape of the World", the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, accompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclysms of The War of the Gods and the Downfall of Numenor. The first map of Beleriand is also reproduced and discussed.

In this fourth volume of "The History of Middle-earth", the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us.…

At the end of 1937, J.R.R.Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began "The Lord of the Rings". This fifth volume of "The History of Middle-earth" completes the examination of his writing up to that time. Later forms of "The Annals of Valinor" and "The Annals of Beleriand" had been composed, "The Silmarillion" was nearing completion in a greatly amplified form, and a new Map had been made. The legend of the Downfall of Numenor had entered the work, including those central ideas: the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned "time-travel" story "The Lost Road and Other Writings", linking the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples.
Also included in this volume is "The Lhammas", an essay on the complex languages and dialects of Middle-earth, and an 'etymological dictionary' containing an extensive account of Elvish vocabularies.

At the end of 1937, J.R.R.Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began "The Lord of the Rings". This fifth volume…