The Battle of Maldon: Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth by J.R.R. Tolki

Description: The Battle of Maldon by J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Grybauskas "The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkiens most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts."Amazon. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkiens most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.In 991 AD, Vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defense-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalized in the poem, The Battle of Maldon.Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as a heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship.J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon "the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsy." It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelms Son, which imagines the aftermath of the great battle when two of Beorhtnoths retainers come to retrieve their dukes body.Leading Tolkien scholar, Peter Grybauskas, presents for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkiens own prose translation of The Battle of Maldon together with the definitive treatment of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth and its accompanying essays; also included and never before published is Tolkiens bravura lecture, "The Tradition of Versification in Old English," a wide-ranging essay on the nature of poetic tradition. Illuminated with insightful notes and commentary, he has produced a definitive critical edition of these works, and argues compellingly that, Beowulf excepted, The Battle of Maldon may well have been "the Old English poem that most influenced Tolkiens fiction," most dramatically within the pages of The Lord of the Rings. Author Biography J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Details ISBN0063338181 Author Peter Grybauskas Pages 208 Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0063338181 ISBN-13 9780063338180 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-06-06 UK Release Date 2023-06-06 Imprint Collins Subtitle Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-06-06 NZ Release Date 2023-06-06 US Release Date 2023-06-06 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Audience General Imprint US William Morrow Publisher US HarperCollins DEWEY 823.91209 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142274507;

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