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托爾金創作修改達半個世紀的力作《精靈寶鑽》,追溯瞭《魔戒》以前更深遠的傳奇。《精靈寶鑽》從浩大壯闊的宇觀宏景,到纏綿悱惻的浪漫傳說,架構的神話世界格局恢弘精深。
內容簡介
The popular paperback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings paperbacks. Includes a special preface by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
《精靈寶鑽》追溯瞭《魔戒》以前更深遠的、過去的傳奇,從“愛努的大樂章”,也就是創世之初,一直講到第三紀元結束時。從中可以看見托爾金所架構的神話世界,格局恢弘精深。
獨一之神伊露維塔從意念中創造齣(精靈與人類口中的)眾神,閤奏宇宙的大樂章。但和諧的樂章中齣現瞭一個自私的叛逆者魔苟斯。起初,精靈濛召到西方與眾神一起住在福地阿門洲,諾多族精靈王子費諾製造瞭奇特的精靈寶鑽,把雙聖樹的光芒收存其中。魔苟斯殘害雙聖樹,使阿門洲陷入黑暗,又奪瞭寶鑽逃到中洲稱王。於是費艾諾發下可怕的誓言,率領全族精靈背叛眾神,離開福地,迴到中洲嚮魔苟斯發起挑戰。精靈和人類的命運由此改變,引齣一個個悲壯傳奇的故事……
作者簡介
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.
約翰·羅納德·瑞爾·托爾金(J.R.R. Tolkien)(1892-1973),英國文豪,天纔的語言學傢,牛津大學默頓學院英國語言與文學教授,1919—1920年牛津英語詞典(OED)的編委。他以瑰麗的想像和精深的語言,建立瞭一個英語世界的全新神話體係。托爾金的雄心壯誌不在於寫作一個傳奇故事,或一部史詩。在他所創作的一係列中洲史詩中,影響最為深遠的是《霍比特人》(The Hobbit: There and Back Again) 和《魔戒》(The Lord of the Rings)。這兩部巨作被譽為當代奇幻作品的鼻祖,至今已暢銷2.5億餘冊,被翻譯成60餘種語言。美國每年銷售的大約一億本平裝書中,就有四分之一可以追溯到托爾金的作品。《魔戒》被票選為“兩韆年以來最重要的書”。由托爾金小說改編的電影《指環王》、《霍比特人》掀起21世紀奇幻文藝的全麵復興,世界拜倒在他腳下。
精彩書評
The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs) --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
一部非凡絕美的創作……在其最佳時刻展現壯麗風華。——華盛頓郵報
原本抱著創作英文神話的雄心,最後卻成瞭偉大的真神話!——金融時報
一本嚴酷、悲傷、細密構思而又美麗不已的書,充滿著英雄主義與希望。——《環球郵報》
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