Bibliograph

The fall of Arthur, by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

Type

Label

The fall of Arthur, by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

The fall of Arthur

Oclc number

837445157

Responsibility statement

by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

Summary

The first publication of a previously unknown narrative poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur

Table Of Contents

The fall of Arthur -- Notes on the text of The fall of Arthur -- The poem in Arthurian tradition -- The unwritten poem and its relation to The Silmarillion -- The evolution of the poem -- Appendix: Old English verse

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