Le seigneur des anneaux : contes & légendes inachevés Tome 3 : le troisième âge

The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.

 The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume, The Return of the Shadow.

 It traces the great expansion of the tale into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard.

 In brief outlines and pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel, the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor, and the original meeting of Aragorn and Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly transformed.

 The book also contains a full account of the original map which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of Middle-earth.

The Treason of Isengard

Au milieu des années 1950, un professeur d'Oxford à l'imagination inépuisable créait une épopée fabuleuse qui allait devenir l'objet d'un culte jaloux pour toute une génération de lycéens anglais. Aujourd'hui, les lecteurs du Seigneur des Anneaux se comptent par millions, mais ces adeptes des Hobbits et de leur pays des merveilles continuent à se comporter comme une secte secrète ou une maçonnerie d'initiés. Afin de faciliter l'accès des plus jeunes à son royaume fantastique, J.R.R. Tolkien publia des récits comme Les Aventures de Tom Bombadil, le joyeux drille, qui prolongent l'enchantement des comptines enfantines.

Les aventures de Tom Bombadil

Dix ans après les Contes Perdus, traduits par Adam Tolkien, le petit-fils de l'auteur, la parution des
Lais du Beleriand poursuit la série de L'Histoire de la Terre du Milieu qui permet au lecteur français
de suivre la naissance de l'univers de J.R.R. Tolkien. Ce troisième volume, réclamé depuis
longtemps par les lecteurs posait des problèmes de traduction très particuliers en raison du
caractère poétique des textes qu'il rassemble. L'association d'une traductrice spécialisée en poésie
et d'un traducteur spécialiste de Tolkien a permis de résoudre ces difficultés et de présenter un
texte exceptionnel.
L'Histoire de la Terre du Milieu parvient à un moment crucial de la création de la mythologie de
J.R.R Tolkien. Le lecteur découvre des poèmes essentiels, rapportant les histoires de Túrin et de
Lúthien, deux héros centraux du Silmarillion et des Contes Perdus. Le Lai des enfants de Húrin
raconte la vie tragique de Túrin Turambar ; le Lai de Leithian (présenté ici en édition bilingue)
décrit la quête du Silmaril par Beren et Lúthien et leur face à face avec Morgoth. Ce volume
comporte également un texte de C.S. Lewis sur le Lai de Leithian ainsi que des poèmes
fragmentaires (Fuite des Noldoli, Lai d'Eärendel et Lai de la Chute de Gondolin) auxquels Le
Silmarillion fait régulièrement allusion mais que les lecteurs francophones n'avaient jamais pu lire.
A l'instar des autres volumes, le commentaire et les explications de Christopher Tolkien encadrent
les textes de son père pour décrire l'évolution de l'Histoire des Jours Anciens, qui constituent le
décor du Seigneur des Anneaux.

Les lais du beleriand

The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.

 This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world - those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress.

 Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by CS Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.

The Lays of Beleriand

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

 J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of this century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters - to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to 'fans' of his books - which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events.

 A selection from Tolkien's correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien's official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien's own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects: storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent, friend, and observer of the world around him.

 In this revised and expanded edition of The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editors' original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a 'publishable length', and present the book as originally intended.

 Enthusiasts for his writings will find much that is new, for the letters not only include fresh information about Middle-earth, such as Tolkien's own plot summary of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings and a vision for publishing his 'Tales of the Three Ages', but also many insights into the man and his world. In addition, this new selection will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which J. R. R. Tolkien was a master.

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Revised and Expanded edition

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwe, chief of the Valar.  Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmo''s desires and designs.   Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Turin, the instrument of Ulmo''s designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon''s daughter, and their son is Earendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.   At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Earendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Earendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.  Following his presentation of Beren and Luthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same ''history in sequence'' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was ''the first real story of this imaginary world'' and, together with Beren and Luthien and The Children of Hurin, he regarded it as one of the three ''Great Tales'' of the Elder Days.

The fall of gondolin

J.
 R.  r.  tolkien, créateur de la terre du milieu et de l'univers du seigneur des anneaux, de bilbo le hobbit et du silmarillion, fut l'auteur de l'une des correspondances les plus prolifiques du xxe siècle.  pendant soixante ans, il écrivit à ses éditeurs, à sa femme et à ses enfants, à ses amis (c.  s.  lewis, w.  h.  auden, pour les plus célèbres) ainsi qu'aux admirateurs de ses livres.  ces lettres constituent un portrait fascinant et plein de nuances de l'homme sous toutes ses facettes - comme conteur, père, universitaire à oxford, croyant et observateur du monde moderne - et relatent la genèse de ses oeuvres magistrales.
 Ce volume éclaire de manière irremplaçable le génie créateur de j.  r.  r.  tolkien et l'extraordinaire architecture, pensée et prévue dans ses moindres détails, du monde du seigneur des anneaux.

Lettres de j.r.r. tolkien

Voici l'histoire des Temps rêvés et des Temps créés par le Premier Être ainsi que des 37 000 années qui s'ensuivirent. Un voyageur venu d'Orient navigua jusqu'à l'Île Solitaire où les Elfes lui narrèrent ces contes. Comment s'éveillèrent les Nains, les Elfes, puis les Hommes ; comment furent allumés les Lampes, les deux Arbres, les trois Silmarils et finalement le Soleil et la Lune ; comment le traître cosmique, Melke - dit Melkor, dit Morgoth -, se rebella, et les liens qui l'enchaînèrent... Toutes ces histoires, et bien d'autres, ont été couchées sur le manuscrit.
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