An edition of Tree and Leaf (1964)

Árbol y hoja

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An edition of Tree and Leaf (1964)

Árbol y hoja

  • 4.00 ·
  • 4 Ratings
  • 48 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 11 Have read

Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay 'On Fairy-Stories', Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia.

This is aptly and elegantly illustrated in the haunting short story, 'Leaf by Niggle', which recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has 'a long journey' to make and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien 's life.

The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths.

Written in the same period when 'The Lord of the Rings' was beginning to take shape, these two works show Tolkien's mastery and understanding of the art of sub-creation, the power to give fantasy the inner consistency of reality. Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.

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Minotauro
Language
Spanish
Pages
144

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Cover of: Árbol y hoja
Árbol y hoja
July 1995, Minotauro
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: Tree and leaf
Tree and leaf
1965, Houghton Mifflin
in English - [1st American ed.]
Cover of: Tree and leaf
Tree and leaf
1965, Houghton Mifflin
in English - [1st American ed.]

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Hardcover
Number of pages
144

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OL9131877M
ISBN 10
8445071513
ISBN 13
9788445071519
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