Easton Press
J.R.R. Tolkien's THE FALL OF ARTHUR
The only Arthurian work by fantasy's greatest author. The timeless legends -- Arthur's expedition overseas. Guinevere's flight, the traitor Mordred, the tormented doubts of Lancelot -- are all captured in a brilliant Old English narrative poetic style. Abandoned by Tolkien before his death, The Fall of Arthur is now being released for the first time, complete with never-before-seen notes on Tolkien's direction for finished the work.
5 3/4" x 9", 240pp
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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, The Fall of Arthur reveals Tolkien's gift for storytelling at its brilliant best. Originally composed by J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1930s, this work was set aside for The Hobbit and lay untouched for 80 years.
Now it has been edited for publication by Tolkien's son, Christopher, who 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 the intriguing links between The Fall of Arthur and his greatest creation, Middle-earth
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