The Nature Of Middle Earth J.R.R. Tolkien DELUXE PURPLE SLIPCASED EDITION Book
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The Nature Of Middle Earth J.R.R. Tolkien DELUXE PURPLE SLIPCASED EDITION Book The Nature Of Middle Earth J.R.R. Tolkien Edited by Carl F. Hostetter Published by Harper Collins Publishers: London 2021 1st Harper Collins Deluxe Slipcase Edition - As New Condition "The Nature of Middle-earth brings together a substantial collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's later writings concerning the history, peoples and underlying mythology of Middle-earth. Edited by noted Tolkien scholar Carl F. Hostetter, the volume draws upon previously unpublished manuscripts written principally during the decades following The Lord of the Rings. These writings reveal Tolkien continuing to develop and reconsider his imagined world in remarkable detail, addressing subjects ranging from the chronology and ageing of the Elves to the geography, languages, customs and physical characteristics of the inhabitants of Middle-earth. Divided into three principal sections — Time and Ageing, Body, Mind and Spirit and The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants — the book provides a fascinating insight into the extraordinary depth of Tolkien's creative process. Among the many subjects explored are Elvish immortality and reincarnation, the nature of the Valar, the lives and population of Númenor, the geography of Gondor and other lands, the powers of Galadriel and Celeborn, and Tolkien's evolving ideas concerning the metaphysics of Arda. Hostetter supplies introductions and commentary that place the often complex manuscript m
- Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers: London
- Year: 2021
- Condition: Very Good
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