The History of Middle-earth

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The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.

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instanceOf book series
scholarly edition
authorOfSourceMaterial J. R. R. Tolkien
basedOn manuscripts of J. R. R. Tolkien
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
editor Christopher John Reuel Tolkien
surface form: Christopher Tolkien
editorialApproach chronological presentation of drafts
comparative textual analysis
firstVolume The Book of Lost Tales, Part I
focusesOnPeriod early 20th century composition of Tolkien's legendarium
revision history of The Lord of the Rings
genre fantasy studies
literary criticism
textual scholarship
hasInfluenced Tolkien scholarship
editions of Tolkien's posthumous works
includes commentary by Christopher Tolkien
drafts of The Lord of the Rings
drafts of The Silmarillion
early versions of Middle-earth mythology
editorial notes
variant texts
language English
lastVolume The Peoples of Middle-earth
mainSubject legendarium of Middle-earth
surface form: Middle-earth legendarium

development of J. R. R. Tolkien's writings
notableFor documenting the evolution of Tolkien's legendarium
extensive commentary by Christopher Tolkien
numberOfVolumes 12
publisher George Allen & Unwin
HarperCollins
relatedWork The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
targetAudience Tolkien scholars
serious Tolkien enthusiasts
volume Morgoth’s Ring
surface form: Morgoth's Ring

Destruction of the One Ring
surface form: Sauron Defeated

The Book of Lost Tales, Part I
The Book of Lost Tales, Part II
The Lays of Beleriand
The History of Middle-earth self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Lost Road and Other Writings

The Peoples of Middle-earth
The Return of the Shadow
The History of Middle-earth self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Shaping of Middle-earth

The Treason of Isengard
The War of the Jewels
War of the Ring
surface form: The War of the Ring

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