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100 1 $aTolkien, J. R. R.$q(John Ronald Reuel),$d1892-1973,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe lay of Aotrou and Itroun :$btogether with the Corrigan poems /$cby J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Verlyn Flieger ; with a note on the text by Christopher Tolkien.
250 $aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,$c2017.
264 4 $c©2016
300 $axxi, 106 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aComing from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, this is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún," "The Fall of Arthur," and "The Story of Kullervo."
520 $a"Set 'in Britain's land beyond the seas' during the age of chivalry, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun tells of a childless Breton lord and lady (the 'Aotrou' and 'Itroun' of the title) and the tragedy that befalls them when Aotrou seeks to remedy their situation with the aid of a magic potion obtained from a corrigan, or malevolent fairy. When the potion succeeds and Itroun bears twins, the corrigan returns seeking her fee, and Aotrou is forced to choose between betraying his marriage and losing his life. Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, together with the two shorter 'Corrigan' poems that lead up to it and are also included, was the outcome of a comparatively short but intense period in Tolkien's life when he was deeply engaged with Celtic, and particularly Breton, myth and legend. Originally written in 1930 and long out of print, this early but seminal work is an important addition to the non-Middle-Earth portion of his canon and should be set alongside Tolkien's other retellings of myth and legend: The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, The Fall of Arthur, and The Story of Kullervo. Like these works, it belongs to a small but important corpus of his ventures into 'real-world' mythologies, each of which in its own way would be a formative influence on his own legendarium."--Dust jacket flap.
650 0 $aFantasy poetry, English.
650 7 $aFICTION / Fantasy / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFantasy poetry, English.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00920910
655 7 $aFantasy poetry.$2lcgft
655 7 $aPoetry.$2lcgft
655 7 $aFantasy poetry.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01726609
700 1 $aFlieger, Verlyn,$d1933-$eeditor.
852 00 $bglx$hPR6039.O32$iL39 2017g