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精靈寶鑽
《精靈寶鑽》於1977年首次出版時,曾獲得以下的佳評: 「這本一個人寫作超過半世紀的作品,竟成為一群人的創作源頭,這是怎麼辦到的?」 ─衛報 「原本抱著創作英文神話的雄心,最後卻成了偉大的真神話!」 ─金融時報 「一部非凡絕美的創作……在其最佳時刻展現壯麗風華。」 ─華盛頓郵報 「一本嚴酷、悲傷、細密構思而又美麗不已的書,充滿著英雄主義與希望。」─多倫多環球郵報 此書敘述中土世界第一紀元的故事,遠比《魔戒》的時代古老許多,《魔戒》中的人物,如愛隆與凱蘭崔爾,都在這齣古老的戲劇中扮演了重要的角色。 書名《精靈寶鑽》是「精靈寶鑽爭戰史」的簡稱,描寫最有才能的精靈--費諾所造三顆偉大寶石的故事;他將照亮諸神所居之地維林諾的雙聖樹的光芒收存到寶石之中。當黑暗之王魔苟斯摧毀了雙聖樹後,那璀璨的光芒唯獨活在精靈寶鑽中;魔苟斯奪走了寶石,將它們鑲在他的王冠上,他在中土大陸北方的堡壘,固若金湯的安格班中稱王。《精靈寶鑽》記載費諾與其族人背叛了諸神,流亡到了中土大陸,對魔苟斯這位巨大而可怕的敵人發動戰爭,寫下一連串精靈與人類絕望又英勇的故事。 本書除了最主要的「精靈寶鑽爭戰史」,還包含其他短篇:敘述創造之始的〈埃努的大樂章〉,描述諸神特性與力量的〈關於維拉與邁雅的記載〉,述說爭戰史之後的短篇〈努曼諾爾淪亡史〉,講述在第二紀元末努曼諾爾島上的王國沈淪滅亡的故事;最後,讓本書大功告成的短篇是〈魔戒與第三紀元〉。 作者簡介 托爾金生於1892年1月3日。在服完第一次世界大戰的兵役後,他展開了一段卓越的學術生涯,並且被推崇為世界上最優秀的語言學家之一。但他最為人所知的是:他是中土世界的創造者,以及《哈比人歷險記》、《魔戒三部曲》、《精靈寶鑽》這三大鉅著的作者。他去世於1973年9月2日,享年81歲。 此書編者克理斯多福•托爾金為作者的兒子。 畫者 泰德•納史密斯,土生土長於加拿大安大略省高德瑞契(Goderich)的泰德•納史密斯,童年生活大多在搬遷中度過,其間曾在法國居住過三年。他在青少年時期認識了托爾金的作品,從那時開始,便不斷將托爾金所寫的故事畫成圖畫。如今,在他的建築師生涯之外,他也是著名的托爾金詮釋者。他已經繪畫出版了三本托爾金的插畫月曆;能為《精靈寶鑽》一書繪製插圖,是他多年夢想的實現。目前他居住在安大略省得馬克罕(Markham)。 譯者簡介 鄧嘉宛,1962年生,英國新堡大學社會語言學碩士。從事翻譯工作多年,譯作十數本,另與康來昌合著有《與我共遊奇幻國度──魔戒導讀》(校園出版) -
The Fellowship of the Ring
Part one of The Lord of the Rings, in a lavish hardcover edition illustrated in full color by Alan Lee. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power—the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring—the ring that rules them all—which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. -
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles, Creatures & Characters
The ultimate celebration of the first Hobbit movie reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through exclusive interviews with the designers, cast and crew, and more than 500 previously unpublished photographs, written and designed by the team at Weta Workshop. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles - Creatures and Characters explores the amazing cast of heroes and villains, beasts and beings that populate Middle-earth in the first chapter of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Richly illustrated with behind-the-scenes photographs, digital renders and film stills, this comprehensive book goes species by species, character by character, through the film's huge ensemble of characters and bustling menagerie of creatures, both physical and digital, telling the stories of how each came to be realized for the film. In first-hand quotes from the actors, make-up artists, digital effects artists, dialect coaches, prosthetics technicians, movement coach and many other crew, the stories of the production unfold, processes are described and insights into characters shared. As a bonus feature, unique to this book, there is a special fold-out Character Size Chart, which compares all the major creatures and characters of the film, from Radagast's hedgehog friend to the towering Stone Giants! Compiled by Weta Workshop designer Daniel Falconer, and featuring a wealth of stunning imagery, this book puts the reader face to face with the Dwarf heroes of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the dark denizens of Middle-earth, such as Orcs, Goblins, Trolls and Wargs, and of course, the hobbit himself, Bilbo Baggins. -
魔戒
《魔戒》中文版终结版本,华语奇幻文学教主朱学恒译本,电影形象原创设计大师艾伦•李绚美插图:朱学恒最终修订译本,堪称《魔戒》中文终结版。朱学恒在十年修订版基础上再次勘校全文,并力邀海内外奇幻资深审校。 《魔戒》第二部的故事讲述护戒联盟中的哈比人梅里与皮聘被掳,护戒使者们不得不分头行事:佛罗多与好友山姆继续向魔王索伦领地魔多进发,途中他们支付了也在疯狂寻找魔戒的怪物咕噜。由于通向魔多的路途十分艰险,而末日山就在魔多的北面,所以佛罗多与山姆不得不依靠咕噜的帮助;另一面护戒使者亚拉冈、勒苟拉斯与吉雳则与成功逃离被掳营地的梅里与皮聘会合,并加入人类族群洛汗国的队伍准备对邪恶的白衣术士萨茹曼的领地发动进攻。而此时黑魁首索伦也策动其部队向洛汗的首都进发,精灵族与人类的联盟将遭到黑魔法兽兵强大战斗力与萨茹曼邪恶魔法的双重挑战。 -
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the saga has entranced readers of all ages. It is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale. Critic Michael Straight has hailed it as one of the "very few works of genius in recent literature." Middle-earth is a world receptive to poets, scholars, children, and all other people of good will. Donald Barr has described it as "a scrubbed morning world, and a ringing nightmare world...especially sunlit, and shadowed by perils very fundamental, of a peculiarly uncompounded darkness." The story of this world is one of high and heroic adventure. Barr compared it to Beowulf, C.S. Lewis to Orlando Furioso, W.H. Auden to The Thirty-nine Steps. In fact the saga is sui generis -- a triumph of imagination which springs to life within its own framework and on its own terms. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. -
魔戒前傳
作者托爾金以融合童話與傳奇小說的手法描述,呈現出豐富的想像力、華麗而詭譎的壯麗場景。主角比爾博被巫師甘道夫挑上,激發出他冒險的慾望,與十三個矮人組成探險隊,前往有一條惡龍守護的孤山,展開了尋寶之旅。途中雖然經歷了各種危險,但也結識了許多不同種族的友人,比爾博更因緣際會地得到了一枚魔戒。探險隊最後斬殺惡龍,矮人們佔據了寶山,並與人類為了寶藏開戰