Finn and Hengest - J.R.R. Tolkien
KORTE INHOUD
Tolkien's famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Professor J.R.R.Tolkien is most widely known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but he was also a distinguished scholar in the field of Mediaeval English language and literature. His most significant contribution to Anglo-Saxon studies is to be found in his lectures on Finn and Hengest (pronounced Hen-jist), two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. The story is told in two Old English poems, Beowulf and The Fights at Finnesburg, but told so obscurely and allusively that its interpretation had been a matter of controversy for over 100 years. Bringing his unique combination of philological erudition and poetic imagination to the task, however, Tolkien revealed a classic tragedy of divided loyalties, of vengeance, blood and death. Tolkien's original and persuasive solution of the many problems raised by the story ranged widely through the early history and legend of the Germanic peoples...
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1998 Uitgever: harpercollins 180 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0261103555 ISBN-13: 9780261103559Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Paperback, 8vo.; Spine discoloured. [Auteur: Tolkien, J.R.R.] [Pagina's: 180] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : HarperCollins] [Jaar: 1990] [Titel: Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode]
