Título: On Fairy-stories: Expanded Edition, with Comentary and Notes
Autor: J. R. R. Tolkien
Sinopse: J.R.R. Tolkien's "On Fairy-stories" is his most-studied and most-quoted essay, an exemplary personal statement of his views on the role of imagination in literature, and an intellectual tour de force vital for understanding Tolkien's achievement in the writing of The Lord of the Rings. "On Fairy-stories" comprises about 18,000 words. What is little-known is that when Tolkien expanded the essay in 1943, he wrote many more pages of his views that were originally condensed into or cut from the published version. An estimate is difficult, but these unpublished passages perhaps amount to half again as much writing as the essay itself. These passages contain important elaborations of his views on other writers, and their publication represents a significant addition to Tolkien studies. Included in this new critical study of the work are: • An introductory essay setting the stage for Tolkien's 1939 lecture (the origin of the essay) and placing it within a historical context. • A history of the writing of 'On Fairy-stories', beginning with coverage of the original lecture as delivered, and continuing through to first publication in 1947. • The essay proper as published in corrected form in Tree and Leaf (1964). • Commentary on the allusions in the text, and notes about the revisions Tolkien made to the text as published in Tree and Leaf. • Important material not included in the essay as published, with commentary by the editors. Contained within “On Fairy-stories” are the roots of the tree of tales that bore such glittering fruit in Tolkien’s published and unpublished work. Here, at last, Flieger and Anderson reveal through literary archaeology the extraordinary genesis of this seminal work and discuss, in their engaging commentary, how what Tolkien discovered during the writing of the essay would shape his writing for the rest of his life.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “On Fairy-stories: Expanded Edition, with Comentary and Notes”, de J. R. R. Tolkien, publicado pela editora HarperCollins, em 2008 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: HarperCollins
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2008
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0007244665
ISBN13: 9780007244669
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora HarperCollins apresentam uma variedade de narrativas que transitam entre mundos fantásticos, realidades distópicas e dramas humanos intensos. O leitor pode esperar histórias onde o mistério e a aventura se cruzam, como em tramas que envolvem criaturas mágicas e lutas contra forças opressoras. Há também obras que exploram o horror em situações cotidianas, revelando tensões inesperadas em ambientes familiares. Além disso, o catálogo inclui narrativas históricas e biográficas, que abordam temas como revoluções e desafios pessoais, e textos que discutem saúde, espiritualidade e ciência de forma acessível. O tom das obras varia do suspense e ação até o lirismo e a reflexão, com ritmos que vão do acelerado ao contemplativo, oferecendo experiências de leitura para diferentes gostos e idades.
