Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977 with assistance from guy gavriel kay. The map is attached to the rear of the book and the top of the pages are dyed blue. Book one in the lord of the rings trilogy book 1 of 3. It can get to be like reading molasses but non the less i love it. Why isnt the silmarillion as widely read as the hobbit or. The silmarillion is an essential book to better understand the occurrences surrounding the children of hurin. It also stated that it was published in great britain at the university press,cambridge. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Tolkien, is a work in five parts that serves as a mythological creation story and history of the middle earth, the fictional universe created by tolkien that served as. I somehow contracted african sleeping sickness every time i open the book, so i cast it to the four winds and went out for little league instead. The silmarillion leatherbound collectors edition book. I have looked on page 330 and there is no full stop after feanor.
The previous owners name is written on the first page. Tolkiens tragic, operatic history of the first age of middleearth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic lord of the rings saga. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. And i hated the silm the first time i read it because i wanted another lotr, and that it is not. Tolkien deliberately used an old fashioned style, so the book would read like an ancient arthurian romance. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. It is a treasure of words, myths, legends, sorrows, and beauty. Sep 15, 1977 to me, the silmarillion is the crown jewel of tolkiens work the silmaril, if you will. Silmarillion edited by christopher tolkien annotation the silmarillion is j. Aug 01, 20 the silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. Tolkien 18921973 was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing the hobbit, the lord of the rings, the silmarillion and the children of hurin, plus other stories and essays. Id be hesitant to suggest the silmarillion as a book to read. I knew the basic themes long before i started the book, and after the lord of the rings i also knew that the silmarillion would be what i had been waiting for. If not, please go buy yourself a massmarket copy and read it as fast as you can.
The hobbit, lord of the rings the return of the king, the two towers, the fellowship of the ring, the silmarillion complete full leather 5vol. The reality, however, is that the silmarillion will most probably remain unfilmed. I hope that if people see this post and they havent read the trilogy its actually 6 stories. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The great tales at the heart of the mythic cycle beren and luthien, turin turambar, and the fall of gondolin do not begin until around page 150 pagination is usually pretty standard across editions. Tolkiens later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the first age, the long history of the silmarillion, from its beginning in the book of lost tales, is completed. Will we ever see the silmarillion on the big screen. The silmarillion by tolkien, j r r, tolkien, christopher. Its written in a very different style from his more famous works and i think a lot of people are put off by that. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinor. Dec 12, 2012 im admittedly a silmarillion geek to the point of running a website about it. Compiled from tolkiens works left over after the publication of the silmarillion. The silmarillion, now published four years after the death of its author, is an account of the elder days, or the first age of the world. Buy the silmarillion by tolkien, j r r, tolkien, christopher online on amazon.
Tolkien sold the film rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings in the 1960s. Tolkien which was recently published in the last decade, i wanted to prepare myself by reading the silmarillion where tolkien first introduces the tale of hurin. Schoner hatte ich es nur gefunden wenn etwas musik leicht im hintergrund gelegt wahre. This study guide consists of approximately 51 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the silmarillion. I first came across the silmarillion in a bookstore after i had read the lord of the rings. When youre done, and if you love the book, come back here. I usually reread the lord of the rings once a year so ive come to terms with the sometimes difficult writing style and the descriptive nature of tolkien. In the lord of the rings were narrated the great events at the end of the third age.
Some of it is pretty dull, while other parts are pretty nice, like the ones about turin turambar. It also contains a slightly shorter version of the tale. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publishers prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this. Jan 09, 2012 i have a version of the the silmarillion which i think is the fourth impression from 1977.
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His books have been translated into over 50 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. How to read the silmarillion and why observation deck. I remember two decades ago or more, hard to remember now i read the lord of the rings and the hobbit and loved them all. I have finished books i didnt even particularly like. My wife says that im all grown up now and can even drink out of a big glass unless its grape juice then i still have to use a sipper cup, so i ordered the silmarillion and tried again. As a 15 year old silmarillion was actually the book i learnt english with, i. However, lately my depression hasnt even allowed me these small pleasures. Tolkien, it is the story of the creation of the world and of the first age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as elrond and galadriel, took part. I bought every book there is about middle earth, from the the silmarillion to the 3 volumes of the complete history of middle earth. For me, the silmarillion is one of the most beautiful books ever written. As peter jackson explained recently at a press conference at comiccon international. Oct 15, 2011 the silmarillion is not a regular kinda book. It was a joy to find another book by tolkien, since i had enjoyed lotr so much.