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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
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Fantasy poetry.
English poetry -- 20th century
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Fantasy poetry.
English poetry -- 20th century
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The lay of Aotrou and Itroun : together with the Corrigan poems / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger ; with a note on the text by Christopher Tolkien.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
Call #:
821
.912
T649l
Subjects
Fantasy poetry.
English poetry -- 20th century
ISBN:
9780008202132 (hc.)
0008202133 (hc.)
Description:
106 p. ; 23 cm.
Summary:
"Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien's 'Corrigan' poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien. Set 'In Britain's land beyond the seas' during the Age of Chivalry, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun tells of a childless Breton Lord and Lady (the 'Aotrou' and 'Itroun' of the title) and the tragedy that befalls them when Aotrou seeks to remedy their situation with the aid of a magic potion obtained from a corrigan, or malevolent fairy. When the potion succeeds and Itroun bears twins, the corrigan returns seeking her fee, and Aotrou is forced to choose between betraying his marriage and losing his life. Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, together with the two shorter 'Corrigan' poems that lead up to it and which are also included, was the outcome of a comparatively short but intense period in Tolkien's life when he was deeply engaged with Celtic, and particularly Breton, myth and legend. Originally written in 1930 and long out of print, this early but seminal work is an important addition to the non-Middle-earth portion of his canon and should be set alongside Tolkien's other retellings of myth and legend, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, The Fall of Arthur and The Story of Kullervo. Like these works, it belongs to a small but important corpus of his ventures into 'real-world' mythologies, each of which in its own way would be a formative influence on his own legendarium."--From publisher.
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