| The Silmarillion Contributor(s): Tolkien, J. R. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618391118 ISBN-13: 9780618391110 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Published posthumously in 1977 to international acclaim, Tolkien's oldest tale of Middle-earth is now available in this revised and expanded volume. This new illustrated edition of "The Silmarillion," containing 48 stunning color paintings by Ted Nasmith, is the most sumptuous ever published. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004275030 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.8" W x 9.7" (3.25 lbs) 416 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18839 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The tales of The Silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; he worked on the book throughout his life but never brought it to a final form. Long preceding in its origins The Lord of the Rings, it is the story of the First Age of Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which characters in The Lord of the RIngs look back and in which some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The title Silmarillion is shortened from Quenta Silmarillion, The History of the Silmarils, the three great jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, in which he imprisoned the light of the Two Trees that illumined Valinor, the land of the gods. When Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, destroyed the Trees, that light lived on only in the Silmarils; Morgoth seized them and set them in his crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his people against the gods, their exile in Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroisim of Elves and Men, against the great Enemy. The book includes several other, shorter works beside The Silmarillion proper. Preceding it are Ainulindale, the myth of Creation, and Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is set forth. After The Silmarillion is Akallabeth, the story of the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age; completing the volume is Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, in which the events of The Lord of the Rings are treated in the manner of The Silmarillion. This new edition of The Silmarillion contains the revised and corrected second edition text and, by way of introduction, a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1951, which provides a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages. It also contains almost fifty full-color illustrations by the artist Ted Nasmith, many of which appear for the first time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nasmith, Ted: - A native of Goderich, Ontario, Ted Nasmith spent much of his young life on the move and lived for three years in France. He has illustrated several Tolkien calendars and Robert Foster's Complete Guide to Middle-earth but is perhaps best known for his work on The Silmarillion.Tolkien, J. R. R.: - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.Tolkien, Christopher: - 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. |