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"[F]or a time, I worked toward a book that would show something of this diversity, this unfinished and many-branched growth. But it became clear to me that the result would be so complex as to require much study for its comprehension; and I feared to crush ''The Silmarillion'' beneath the weight of its own history. I set myself, therefore, to work out a single text, by selection and arrangement." (p.4) | |||
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*[http://www.tolkienestate.com/en/writing/tales-of-middle-earth/the-silmarillion.html Full text] in the [[Tolkien Estate]] web | |||
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| The Silmarillion [by] J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the Book and its Making | |
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| Author | Christopher Tolkien |
| Publisher | Boston: Houghton Mifflin |
| Released | 1977 |
| Format | Pamphlet |
The Silmarillion [by] J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the Book and its Making is a pamphlet published by Christopher Tolkien soon after the publication of The Silmarillion. The text was reprinted in Mallorn n. 14 (1980, pp. 3-5, 7-8).
Excerpt[edit | edit source]
"[F]or a time, I worked toward a book that would show something of this diversity, this unfinished and many-branched growth. But it became clear to me that the result would be so complex as to require much study for its comprehension; and I feared to crush The Silmarillion beneath the weight of its own history. I set myself, therefore, to work out a single text, by selection and arrangement." (p.4)
External link[edit | edit source]
- Full text in the Tolkien Estate web
