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Indlæser... The Lays of Beleriand (Histories of Middle-Earth) (udgave 1994)af J. R. R. Tolkien (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Authorship of this book, essentially a commentary on the evolution of a long poem by JRR Tolkien, with extensive analytical sections by his son Christopher is therefore tricky. The poems, the sad, sad tale of Turin, and the many versions of Beren and Luthien, are chopped up and dissected by the young heir. Sometimes readable for middling sections is the best I can say, here. ( ) The lays are… lays! They’re written as long poems. For some reason, I was not expecting that. I also wasn't expecting it to be so pleasant to read; I usually hate poetry. It reminds me of a fanfic drabble: every word chosen carefully, lots of rich details but nothing extraneous. Maybe when I have the house to myself I will read them aloud. (I did, and it was amazing.) "The Lay of Leithian" is the familiar story of Beren and Lúthien. The rhyming couplets are perfect for this story; I prefer it over all the other prose versions. It also has a lot more detail. "The Lay of the Children of Húrin" is in alliterative verse, and I enjoyed it, although maybe not as much. I don’t know a lot about poetry, but alliterative verse was a much better choice than rhyming couplets, since it’s a much darker story. Favorites: Least favorites: None of it is finished! Luckily we know how the stories end, but I would love to read them all the way through in verse. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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The Lays of Beleriand are epic stories in verse form of the Elder days of Middle-earth. Contained herein is The Lay of the Children of Hurin, which tell the tale of Turin Son of Hurin and Glorund the Dragon. The Lay of Leithian tells of Thingol, of the meeting of Beren and Luthien, and of the battle between Fiingolfin and Morgoth. Together these Lays form an important backdrop to The Silmarillion, and illuminate some of the oldest tales of Middle-earth. No library descriptions found. |
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