The Fall of Arthur
A Mythology, Historical, Fiction book. Our language now has become quick-moving (in syllables), and may be very supple and nimble, but is rather thin...
The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur, king of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skillful achievement in the use of Old English alliterative meter, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is told:...
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- Pages: 233 pages
- ISBN: 9780544115897 / 544115899
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Our language now has become quick-moving (in syllables), and may be very supple and nimble, but is rather thin in sound and in sense too often diffuse and vague. the language of our forefathers, especially in verse, was slow, not very nimble, but very sonorous, and was intensely packed and concentrated - or could be in a good poet. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Arthur //
Impassioned nuances and provocative profundity pierce you to the core, as you plunge within the Arthurian mythologies and legends! Buried within these three highly illuminating essays, {which explore the literary world of King Arthur}, is the deeper meaning of each individual verse revealed with such sublime clarity. JRR Tolkiens unfinished... This is the first time I read Tolkien. I'm one of those heartless people that haven't read The Lord of the Rings yet. This book caught my attention because I love the legend of King Arthur. I became a bit obsessed with it during my early years (actually, anything Middle Ages related; again, yes, I was a very popular kid at school, you... SPOILER ALERT: Arthur dies at the end. The poem itself is lovely, with some really breathtaking language, which was clearly wrought with patience and and an eye for the aesthetic. Christopher Tolkien's extensive notes lend even more gravitas to the poem by demonstrating the amount of research that went into the composition. That said,...
