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托尔金创作修改达半个世纪的力作《精灵宝钻》,追溯了《魔戒》以前更深远的传奇。《精灵宝钻》从浩大壮阔的宇观宏景,到缠绵悱恻的浪漫传说,架构的神话世界格局恢弘精深。
内容简介
The popular paperback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings paperbacks. Includes a special preface by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
《精灵宝钻》追溯了《魔戒》以前更深远的、过去的传奇,从“爱努的大乐章”,也就是创世之初,一直讲到第三纪元结束时。从中可以看见托尔金所架构的神话世界,格局恢弘精深。
独一之神伊露维塔从意念中创造出(精灵与人类口中的)众神,合奏宇宙的大乐章。但和谐的乐章中出现了一个自私的叛逆者魔苟斯。起初,精灵蒙召到西方与众神一起住在福地阿门洲,诺多族精灵王子费诺制造了奇特的精灵宝钻,把双圣树的光芒收存其中。魔苟斯残害双圣树,使阿门洲陷入黑暗,又夺了宝钻逃到中洲称王。于是费艾诺发下可怕的誓言,率领全族精灵背叛众神,离开福地,回到中洲向魔苟斯发起挑战。精灵和人类的命运由此改变,引出一个个悲壮传奇的故事……
作者简介
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金(J.R.R. Tolkien)(1892-1973),英国文豪,天才的语言学家,牛津大学默顿学院英国语言与文学教授,1919—1920年牛津英语词典(OED)的编委。他以瑰丽的想像和精深的语言,建立了一个英语世界的全新神话体系。托尔金的雄心壮志不在于写作一个传奇故事,或一部史诗。在他所创作的一系列中洲史诗中,影响最为深远的是《霍比特人》(The Hobbit: There and Back Again) 和《魔戒》(The Lord of the Rings)。这两部巨作被誉为当代奇幻作品的鼻祖,至今已畅销2.5亿余册,被翻译成60余种语言。美国每年销售的大约一亿本平装书中,就有四分之一可以追溯到托尔金的作品。《魔戒》被票选为“两千年以来最重要的书”。由托尔金小说改编的电影《指环王》、《霍比特人》掀起21世纪奇幻文艺的全面复兴,世界拜倒在他脚下。
精彩书评
The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs) --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
一部非凡绝美的创作……在其最佳时刻展现壮丽风华。——华盛顿邮报
原本抱着创作英文神话的雄心,最后却成了伟大的真神话!——金融时报
一本严酷、悲伤、细密构思而又美丽不已的书,充满着英雄主义与希望。——《环球邮报》
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