Tales From the Perilous Realm：Roverandom and Other Classic Faery Stories
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- 出版社 HarperCollins UK
- 出版时间 2009年4月
- ISBN 9780007280599
- 定价 103.60
内容简介
Availableforthefirsttimeinonevolume,thisisthedefinitivecollectionofTolkien’sfiveacclaimedmodernclassic‘fairie’talesintheveinof‘TheHobbit’,fullycorrectedandresetforthiseditionandallbeautifullyillustratedinpencilbytheaward-winningartist,AlanLee.Thefivetalesarewrittenwiththesameskill,qualityandcharmthatmadeTheHobbitaclassic.Largelyoverlookedbecauseoftheirshortlengths,theyarefinallytogetherinavolumewhichreaffirmsTolkien'splaceasamasterstorytellerforreadersyoungandold.?Roverandomisatoydogwho,enchantedbyasandsorcerer,getstoexploretheworldandencounterstrangeandfabulouscreatures.?FarmerGilesofHamisfatandunheroic,but-havingunwittinglymanagedtoscareoffashort-sightedgiant-iscalledupontodobattlewhenadragoncomestotown;?TheAdventuresofTomBombadiltellsinverseofTom'smanyadventureswithhobbits,princesses,dwarvesandtrolls;?LeafbyNigglerecountsthestrangeadventuresofthepainterNigglewhosetsouttopainttheperfecttree;?SmithofWoottonMajorjourneystotheLandofFaerythankstothemagicalingredientsoftheGreatCakeoftheFeastofGoodChildren.ThisnewcollectionisfullyillustratedthroughoutbyOscar-winningartist,AlanLee,whoprovidesawealthofpencildrawingstobringthestoriestolifeashedidsomemorablyforTheHobbitandTheChildrenofHúrin.AlanalsoprovidesanAfterword,inwhichheopensthedoorintoillustratingTolkien'sworld.World-renownedTolkienauthorandexpert,TomShippey,takesthereaderthroughthehiddenlinksinthetalestoTolkien'sMiddle-earthinhisIntroduction,andrecountstheirhistoryandthemes.Lastly,includedasanappendixisTolkien'smostfamousessay,"OnFairy-stories",inwhichhebrilliantlydiscussesfairy-storiesandtheirrelationshiptofantasy.Takentogether,thisrichcollectionofnewandunknownworkfromtheauthorofTheChildrenofHúrinwillprovidethereaderwithafascinatingjourneyintolandsaswildandstrangeasMiddle-earth.
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