Opis: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Illustrated - Pyle Howard

TOLKIEN'S BOOKSHELF #9: THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS.
J.R.R. Tolkien greatly enjoyed Arthurian stories, which he called 'powerful'. In fact, it was he who translated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (a 14th-century romance about one of Arthur's knights) into modern English.
So profoundly did the legends of King Arthur move Tolkien that a few years before he wrote 'The Hobbit' he began to compose a poem in alliterative verse, entitled 'The Fall of Arthur'. Literary researchers have found several parallels between the Arthurian legends and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
It was 1903 when Howard Pyle's beautifully illustrated 'The Story of King Arthur and his Knights' was first published. J.R.R. Tolkien was an eleven year old boy. With what relish must he have seized upon this new version of the great legend, complete with captivating illustrations! And how eagerly must that young mind have soaked up the heroic visions that would later help shape Middle-earth and 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Szczegóły: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Illustrated - Pyle Howard

Nazwa: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Illustrated
Autor: Pyle Howard
Wydawnictwo: Quillpen Pty Ltd t/a Leaves of Gold Press
Kod paskowy: 9780987555472
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 418
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Redakcja: Dart-Thornton Cecilia

Recenzje: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Illustrated - Pyle Howard