Wednesday, February 27, 2013

v The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)






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  • Amazon-Verkaufsrang: #3561605 in Bücher
  • Veröffentlicht am: 1984
  • Anzahl der Produkte: 1
  • Abmessungen: 1.18" h x
    5.94" b x
    9.08" l,
    1.36 Pfund
  • Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe

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9 von 9 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich.
5The great epic continues
Von Nocturnal_Rapture
Part Two continues the history of the Elves and contains the oldest version of my personal favorite story "The Tale of Tinuviel". The stories in this book (which include an early version of Turumbar, The Fall of Gondolin, The Nauglafring- aka the fall of Doriath, and the story of Eriol) are recounted in grand Tolkienian style. They reveal some very interesting early ideas which Tolkien did not include in "The Silmarillion". The stories are superb in and of themselves but also offer a tantalizing 'behind the scenes' look at Tolkien's creative genius in progress. One of the most pleasurable aspects of reading this book is to watch the metamorphoses of the characters and to contemplate the elements which Tolkien altered or deleted in the later and more finished "Silmarillion". The stories in "Lost Tales 2" are even more marvelous than those of Book One. Book Two also provides a complete (though lamentable) closing to the tale of the wanderings or Eriol. Yet, to those who have read only "Lost Tales 1" there is no need to persuade. For I do not believe it humanly or divinely possible to read only Book One without inflaming the insatiable desire to experience the second half of the enchantment.

29 von 32 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich.
5Wem das Silmarillion gefiel, der wird dieses Buch lieben!
Von Ein Kunde
Das "Book of Lost Tales", der zweite Band der "History of Middle-Earth" enthält einige Texte zur Geschichte Mittelerdes, die zwar auch im Silmarillion enthalten sind, aber in anderer und knapperer Form.So ist zum Beispiel die Geschichte von Beren und Luthien und vom Fall von Gondolin sehr viel ausführlicher beschrieben als im Silmarillion. Außerdem sind andere Versionen der Geschichte Turins, des Nauglafring und von Earendel enthalten.Weitere enthaltene Texte handeln von Eriol und Elfwine. Diese haben mit dem Silmarillion nichts zu tun, sie scheinen aus späteren Zeitaltern zu stammen.Jeder der enthaltenen Texte ist mit ausführlichen Kommentaren Christopher Tolkiens versehen.Fazit: Wem schon das Sillmarillion gefallen hat, der wird an diesem Band Freude haben. Es zieht den Leser wie jeder Tolkien in seinen Bann und lässt einen so shnell nicht mehr los. Wer aber das Silmarillion noch nicht gelesen hat, sollte das zuerst tun und jene, denen schon das Silmarillion nicht gefallen hat, werden auch mit diesem Band nichts anzufangen wissen. Wichtig sind aber auch recht gute Englischkenntnisse, man sollte vielleicht schon den Hernn der Ringe im Orginal gelesen haben, bevor man sich an die History of Middle-Earth wagt.

6 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich.
5Second Middle Earth volume better than the first
Von olorin69@hotmail.com
In the second volume of The History of Middle Earth, Christopher Tolkien once again does a superb job in showing his father's early view of Elvish histories and giving his indispencible annotations. In this volume, Tolkiens main stories come into view. The Tale of Tinuviel, Turumbar and the Dragon, and The Fall of Gondolin are here told in more detail than would later be seen. The Fall of Gondolin in particular is one of my favorite stories and easily rivals anything written in LOTR. This volume gives the early versions of the Elvish history from the coming of men to War of Wrath, plus some insight on Elfwine himself. I recommend this book to any Tolkien fan and especially those that enjoy, as I do, classical literature because of this book's rich Old English style.

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