Coming soon, to a book shop near you. I for one am excited. One of my favourite stories translated by my favourite author. Whoaaaaa.
I guess you only have to look at my avatar to guess at my proclivities!
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| Author: | mertaal [ Tue May 20, 2014 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
Coming soon, to a book shop near you. I for one am excited. One of my favourite stories translated by my favourite author. Whoaaaaa. I guess you only have to look at my avatar to guess at my proclivities! |
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| Author: | Dead Marsh Spectre [ Tue May 20, 2014 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
awesome - i'll be picking one up too. |
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| Author: | Bofur The Dwarf [ Tue May 20, 2014 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
Saw this earlier today. May have to pick one up too. |
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| Author: | Bilbo [ Tue May 20, 2014 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
How delightfully SPANKING! Something to get ones teeth into over the weekend! |
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| Author: | Wise Old Elf [ Tue May 20, 2014 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
Simply FANTASTIC! I will have to see how well it stands up to Seamus Heaney's unconquerable retelling, but let's face it, Tolkien would never go far wrong! |
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| Author: | jdizzy001 [ Tue May 20, 2014 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
I own a copy of Seamus' translation. It is indeed awesome. I'm very curious to see how this translation compares. |
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| Author: | mertaal [ Wed May 21, 2014 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
Wise Old Elf wrote: Simply FANTASTIC! I will have to see how well it stands up to Seamus Heaney's unconquerable retelling, but let's face it, Tolkien would never go far wrong! My thoughts exactly. It was written in the 20's as well, so I expect it to have a somewhat archaic feel to the language. I'll also be very interested to see if there's any trace of his later style. Most of all, I will be interested to see which parts of the story, what imagery and ideas he stresses, and sees as important/beautiful. It's also worth mentioning that he never thought it was worthy of publication, so I will certainly be reading it with that in mind. Having read a fair few of the Unfinished Tales though, I take his opinion of what was worthy of publication with a pinch of salt! Anyway, as professor of Anglo-Saxon studies at Oxford, and one of the world's most loved authors, I have a feeling he was up to the challenge! |
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| Author: | Hill-Troll [ Wed May 21, 2014 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Something for the hardcore Tolkien fan... |
I already knew about it... WANTWANTWANT! |
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