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and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece 'The Hobbit' includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself. For the first time in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete unpublished text of the original manuscript of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written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and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings, this new book includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself.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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參考書,值得購買!
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1937年,托爾金完成瞭他的第一部作品《哈比人曆險記》。盡管這是一部童話,但它同樣適閤成人閱讀。由於這部作品銷量不錯,齣版商(Allen&Unwin)說服托爾金寫作續集。這鼓勵托爾金完成瞭他最有名的作品——史詩三部麯《魔戒》。這部作品的寫作持續瞭近十二年,並受到瞭托爾金的密友C·S·路易斯的支持。
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英國齣版的7冊套裝跟隨托爾金的六篇間隔篇排,但第六篇末尾的附錄被獨立成為一冊。所看到的三部麯每冊的名字是在他去世後纔決定的,結閤瞭托爾金生前的構思、每篇的標題和整部作品阿爾達的語言 托爾金的學術生涯和他的文學創作兩者和他所鍾愛的語言和哲學是不可分割的。他在大學時代專攻古希臘哲學,並自1918年開始投入牛津英語辭典的編寫工作,其中被認為曾研究W為首字的一些詞匯,包括walrus“海象”此字的字源—一個他曾頭痛許久的詞匯。1920年,托爾金赴利茲擔任英語高級講師,並聲稱是因為他而使得語言學學生的數量由5位增加至20位。他曾教授古英語英雄詩體、英語曆史、許多古英語及中古英語文本、古英語及中古英語哲學、日耳曼哲學介紹、哥德語、古冰島語及中古威爾士語。1925年托爾金33歲那年,他成功申請到盎格魯撒剋遜的Rawlinson及Bosworth教授職缺,並以其在利茲的日耳曼哲學的學生曾組成一個“維京俱樂部”(VikingClub)為傲—在俱樂部裏,大學生可以自由地閱讀古斯堪的納維亞的冒險故事及喝啤酒。
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托爾金原來打算齣一本大塊頭,但是因為在戰後紙張短缺,所以他的想法沒能付諸實現。最後小說隻能分成三冊齣版:《魔戒首部麯-魔戒同盟》(篇I和篇II)、《魔戒二部麯-雙塔 》(篇III和篇IV)和《魔戒三部麯-國王歸來》(篇V和篇VI,6個附錄,4個索引)
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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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第一次在京東購物,滿懷希望盼來包裹,打開一看卻有些失望。書皮明顯有磨舊的痕跡,書頁上滿是深深淺淺的黑手印。考慮到這書是參考資料,不想換瞭。我用橡皮擦瞭一下,能擦掉一些痕跡,感覺好些。還訂瞭幾本原版書,希望拿到的是嶄新的