01727cam a2200301 i 4500 297283836 TxAuBib 20170627120000.0 170522s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781328791825 1328791823 (OCoLC)987617974 TxAuBib rda Tolkien, J. R. R, 1892-1973, (John Ronald Reuel.) Beren and Lúthien [BOOK] / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien ; with illustrations by Alan Lee. First U.S. edition. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. 288 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, [Christopher Tolkien] has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.-- From publisher's description. 20170627. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Fiction. Elves Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Tolkien, Christopher,.