The Shaping Of Middle Earth - 1st Edition/1st Printing - Hardcover

Tolkien, J. R. R., Edited By Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0048232793 ISBN 13: 9780048232793

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986

Synopsis

The Shaping Of Middle - Earth. The Quenta, The Ambarkanta And The Annals (The History of Middle-Earth, Volume 4)

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THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH
Poems and prose, maps and chronologies, detours and diversions along the road to Middle-earth . . . Christopher Tolkien has gathered archival materials that his late father, J. R. R. Tolkien, used to create the world and the history behind his classic stories.
THE EVOLUTION OF A WORLD
This fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth presents early versions of those first tales, from the creation myth to the fall of Morgoth. Writings include a chronology of the events in Beleriand, the first Silmarillion map, and the only known description of the physical nature of Middle-earth's universe. Detailed annotations highlight changes ranging from the spelling of Elvish names to pivotal emendations whose effects reach even to the war of the ring.
The Shaping of Middle-earth presents a solid framework by which to trace the development of the early lore of Middle-earth. It is a truly indispensable reference work for those familiar with the history of that endlessly beloved land--and fascinating reading for those just entering that world.

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0048232793
• ISBN 13: 9780048232793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400