![]() Christopher Tolkien provides the necessary background and history behind the successive pieces of the puzzle from his father’s writings. The commentary is, as always, illuminating. Much of what lies within its pages can be found almost entirely in either The Silmarillion or The Lays of Beleriand (Volume III of The History of Middle-earth series), but Christopher Tolkien’s notes are justification enough to own a copy of the book. Suffice to say, there is no new material to be gained from this publication. The author’s son outlines the progression and evolution of the Tale of Beren and Lúthien over the course of over a quarter of a century. There is no standalone, cohesive narrative here, but rather a collection of early drafts, fragments of writing and published material collated together by Christopher Tolkien. However, one must not expect this new publication of Beren and Lúthien to follow the same style, structure and purpose of The Children of Húrin, released back in 2007. The story as presented in The Silmarillion of the two lovers who dare impossible deeds and venture beyond the confines of the mortal world, is beautiful in its own right. Now, I finally present you with this new post under the “Approaching Tolkien” series. ![]() It took me a while to pick up and read Beren and Lúthien, but I finally got there. ![]()
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