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04-22-2009, 12:05 PM | #1 |
Wight
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Have you read or the intention to read Arda Reconstructed
In my presentation I wrote that I was expecting for this book. But now I wonder if Douglas Kane, had access to the whole (or more or less) original manuscripts or only managed the published books and essays, like us.
What do you think about this question? Greetings. Last edited by gondowe; 04-30-2009 at 04:06 PM. |
04-22-2009, 01:16 PM | #2 |
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I am unaware of any book by this title. What is it?
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04-22-2009, 03:15 PM | #3 |
Wight
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I know of it's publication for April of this year more or less a year ago.
You can search in google but more or less explain how was constructed the published Silmarillion by CRT. Which sources, inventions, editing, etc, and it could be interesting if the author Douglas Kane (or I think Voronwë the Faithful) had managed original sources. It's near what are we doing. Greetings |
04-22-2009, 03:17 PM | #4 | |
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It's on Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/Arda-Reconstru.../dp/0980149630 The product info says; Quote:
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04-22-2009, 05:45 PM | #5 |
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I was also unaware of this book, but it's at the top of my list now. Looks very interesting - I wonder particularly about the "inserts that seemed initially to have been editorial inventions shown to have come from some remote portion of Tolkien's vast body of work".
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04-22-2009, 08:27 PM | #6 |
Haunting Spirit
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I agree, Aiwendil. It sounds most intriguing.
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04-22-2009, 11:38 PM | #7 | |
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Greetings!
Hi folks. Yes Voronwë the Faithful does in fact equal Douglas Kane, and Arda Reconstructed is in fact, my book.
gondowe, to answer your question, no I did not have access to the original manuscripts, only the material published in HoMe, UT, CoH, LotR, Letters, and Words, Phrases, and Passages, etc. Quote:
Hope that helps. If any of you are Mythlore subscribers there will be a review of the book in the upcoming issue, and there also will be one in this years Tolkien Studies. And you can get more information about the book at www.arda-reconstructed.com Hookbill, I was disappointed that the publisher set the list price so high, but the reason was that the extensive tables tracing the source material were very time-consuming to set. But I do think those tables provide a very valuable recourse, particularly for this group of folks! And at least Amazon is selling it at a significant discount of 28%. Cheers to all! Last edited by Voronwë_the_Faithful; 04-22-2009 at 11:47 PM. |
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