The Fall of Arthur
by Tolkien, J. R. R. (edited by Christopher Tolkien)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0007489943
- ISBN 13
- 9780007489947
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Synopsis
The Fall of Arthur recounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur, who, even as he stands at the threshold of Mirkwood, is summoned back to Britain by news of the treachery of Mordred. Already weakened in spirit by Guinevere’s infidelity with the now-exiled Lancelot, Arthur must rouse his knights to battle one last time against Mordred’s rebels and foreign mercenaries. Powerful, passionate, and filled with vivid imagery, this unfinished poem reveals Tolkien’s gift for storytelling at its brilliant best. Christopher Tolkien, editor, contributes three illuminating essays that explore the literary world of King Arthur, reveal the deeper meaning of the verses and the painstaking work that his father applied to bring it to a finished form, and explore the intriguing links between the poem and Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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- Bookseller
- Dial a Book (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64783
- Title
- The Fall of Arthur
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (edited by Christopher Tolkien)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0007489943
- ISBN 13
- 9780007489947
- Publisher
- Harper Collins London 2013. First edition.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- mythology poems poetry
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