书目

The Battles of Tolkien

内容简介

ThehistoryofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sfictionalworldofMiddle-earthisfilledwithepicbattlesinanongoingstrugglebetweengoodandevil.TheBattlesofTolkienrecountsmanyofthegreatestconflictsoverthousandsofyears,fromtheearliestskirmishesoftheValarianAgestothedefiningbattlesintheWaroftheRing.InsightfulcommentarybyTolkienscholarDavidDaydiscusseshowthepeople,tactics,andweaponsinfluencedtheoutcomeofeachbattle,andalsohowthelegendsofMiddle-earthrelatetothereal-worldmythologyonwhichTolkienbasedhisfamousliterarycreation.Mapsandfull-colorillustrationshelpbringthisrichuniversetolife,makingitaninvaluablereferencebookforTolkienfansofallages.

ThisworkisunofficialandisnotauthorizedbytheTolkienEstateorHarperCollinsPublishers.

作者简介

DavidDayistheauthoroffivemajorbooksontheworldofJ.R.R.Tolkien,includingGuidetoTolkien’sWorld:ABestiaryandAGuidetoTolkien.TogetherwithTolkien:TheIllustratedEncyclopedia,thesebookshavebeentranslatedintosixteenlanguages,andhavesoldinexcessoftwomillioncopies.ACanadianlivinginToronto,Dayhasalsopublishedoverthirtyotherbooksofmythology,history,fantasy,fiction,andpoetry,forbothadultsandchildren.

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