內容簡介
In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece 'The Hobbit' includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself. For the first time in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete unpublished text of the original manuscript of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. As well as recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, it examines -- chapter-by-chapter -- why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth. The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its successor, The Lord of the Rings, it is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads in the published text are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". As well as reproducing the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings, this new book includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings. Like Christopher Tolkien's The History of The Lord of the Rings before it, this is a thoughtful yet exhaustive examination of one of the most treasured stories in English literature. Long overdue for a classic book now celebrating 75 years in print, this companion edition offers fascinating new insights for those who have grown up with this enchanting tale, and will delight those who are about to enter Bilbo's round door for the first time.
作者簡介
John D. Rateliff moved to Wisconsin in 1981 in order to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his History of Middle-earth series. A professional editor, he lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character.
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比爾博,一個熱愛安逸生活的霍比特人,自得其樂地待在袋底洞他的霍比特洞府裏。清晨和煦,睿智巫師甘道夫的到來打破瞭寜靜。“越過冰冷而又霧濛濛的大山,在那深深地下洞穴已有韆年……”吟著古老的歌謠,十三個矮人將比爾博拽進冒險遠行的隊伍。在這趟“意外之旅”之中,與世無爭的霍比特人比爾博,卻孤身一人在暗如永夜的山底洞穴中發現瞭足以改變整個世界的小小戒指。
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非常滿意,五星
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好書,不過京東快遞包裝太寒磣瞭,為什麼就一個袋子,總是這樣,好改改瞭。
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。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。托爾金齣生於奧蘭治自由邦(今屬南非)的布隆方丹。3歲時隨母親、弟弟去伯明翰休假,4歲時得到父親去
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世的消息。1915年23歲時托爾金從英國牛津大學畢業,參加第一次世界大戰。托爾金因患“戰壕熱”而在醫院裏待到瞭大戰結束。正是這段在醫院的日子裏,他開始瞭他最初的寫作生涯。戰後,托爾金成為瞭一名語言學傢。他是1918年-1920年版的《新英語詞典》的編委。但他更以研究盎格魯-薩剋遜語著稱,這使得他廣泛接觸到英國以及北歐各地流傳的神話和民間傳說。
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因為這三本小說是如此廣泛地分布,所以此作品通常被稱為魔戒三部麯。但是嚴格來說這是不對的,因為其構思本就是一部完整的作品。