The Resource The story of Kullervo, J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger
The story of Kullervo, J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger
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- Summary
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- "The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. "Hapless Kullervo," as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was "the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own," and was "a major matter in the legends of the First Age." Tolkien's Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Turin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world. "--
- Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. The story-- only forty pages long-- is followed by essays and commentaries on Tolkien's work, and on the source material
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 168 pages
- Note
- Tolkien's Story is based on the Kullervo cycle in the Karelian and Finnish epic poem Kalevala. It first appeared in 2010 in Tolkien Studies (Volume VII / edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger; Morgantown, W. Va. : West Virginia University Press) and was republished in August 2015 by HarperCollins (London)
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The story of Kullervo
- List of names
- Draft plot synopses. Notes and commentary
- Introduction to the essays
- On "The Kalevala" or Land of heroes. Notes and commentary
- The Kalevala. Notes and commentary
- Tolkien, Kalevala, and "The story of Kullervo" / by Verlyn Flieger
- Isbn
- 9780544706262
- Label
- The story of Kullervo
- Title
- The story of Kullervo
- Statement of responsibility
- J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger
- Title variation
- Kullervo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. "Hapless Kullervo," as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was "the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own," and was "a major matter in the legends of the First Age." Tolkien's Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Turin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world. "--
- Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. The story-- only forty pages long-- is followed by essays and commentaries on Tolkien's work, and on the source material
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- Provided by publisher
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- DLC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Kalevala
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1892-1973
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6039.O32
- LC item number
- S86 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1933-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Flieger, Verlyn
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- Young men
- Magicians
- Slavery
- Revenge
- Epic poetry, Finnish
- FICTION / Fantasy / General
- Magicians
- Revenge
- Slavery
- Young men
- Label
- The story of Kullervo, J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger
- Note
- Tolkien's Story is based on the Kullervo cycle in the Karelian and Finnish epic poem Kalevala. It first appeared in 2010 in Tolkien Studies (Volume VII / edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger; Morgantown, W. Va. : West Virginia University Press) and was republished in August 2015 by HarperCollins (London)
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- Contents
- Introduction -- The story of Kullervo -- List of names -- Draft plot synopses. Notes and commentary -- Introduction to the essays -- On "The Kalevala" or Land of heroes. Notes and commentary -- The Kalevala. Notes and commentary -- Tolkien, Kalevala, and "The story of Kullervo" / by Verlyn Flieger
- Control code
- 913924483
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 168 pages
- Isbn
- 9780544706262
- Lccn
- 2015042718
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)913924483
- Label
- The story of Kullervo, J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger
- Note
- Tolkien's Story is based on the Kullervo cycle in the Karelian and Finnish epic poem Kalevala. It first appeared in 2010 in Tolkien Studies (Volume VII / edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger; Morgantown, W. Va. : West Virginia University Press) and was republished in August 2015 by HarperCollins (London)
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The story of Kullervo -- List of names -- Draft plot synopses. Notes and commentary -- Introduction to the essays -- On "The Kalevala" or Land of heroes. Notes and commentary -- The Kalevala. Notes and commentary -- Tolkien, Kalevala, and "The story of Kullervo" / by Verlyn Flieger
- Control code
- 913924483
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 168 pages
- Isbn
- 9780544706262
- Lccn
- 2015042718
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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- illustrations
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