The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (original) (raw)
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A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world's most famous storytellers. 'It is not possible even at great length to "pot" The Lord of the Rings in a paragraph or two. It was begun in 1936, and every part has been written many times! the labour has been colossal; and it must stand or fall, practically as it is.' J.R.R. Tolkien ...
A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world's most famous storytellers. 'It is not possible even at great length to "pot" The Lord of the Rings in a paragraph or two. It was begun in 1936, and every part has been written many times! the labour has been colossal; and it must stand or fall, practically as it is.' J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the most prolific letter writers of this century. Over the years he wrote to his publishers, his family, to friends (including C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison) and to fans of his books. The letters present a fascinating and highly detailed portrait of the man in many of his aspects: as storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent and observer of the world around him. They also shed much light on his creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world -- Middle-earth. This collection will appeal not only to the legions of Tolkien fans, but will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which Tolkien was a master. 'I am nearly always written to as Tolkein (not by you): I do not know why, since it is pronounced by me always -keen.'
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- Since I have written so much (I hope not too much) I might as well add a few lines on the Myth on which all is founded, since it may make clearer the relations of Valar, Elves, Men, Sauron, Wizards &c. (查看原文)
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2022-08-14 01:32:14 - The Valar or 'powers, rulers' were the first 'creation': rational spirits or minds without incarnation, created before the physical world. (Strictly these spirits were called Ainur, the Valar being only those from among them who entered the world after its making, and the name is properly applied only to the great among them, who take the imaginative but not the theological place of 'gods'.) The Ainur took part in the making of the world as 'sub-creators': in various degrees, after this fashion. They interpreted according to their powers, and completed in detail, the Design propounded to them by the One. This was propounded first in musical or abstract form, and then in a 'historical vision'. In the first interpretation, the vast Music of the Ainur, Melkor introduced alterations, not inter... (查看原文)
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雪莱 2021-06-02 12:39:23
托尔金对种族主义的反感
这篇书评可能有关键情节透露
看了喷泉的文字，我也认同评价作者的观念，要回归到他所处的时代。托尔金创作《霍比特人》、《魔戒》正处于两次大战，他对兴起的种族主义乃至纳粹思潮是什么态度，就很能评价他个人的立场。而检阅托尔金书信的第29号、30号，即他对第三帝国出版社询问他“雅利安”血统的回复，... (展开)
Erio 2021-08-13 20:16:20
（澄清问题）《托尔金书信集》第53号信件句读
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