The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set: Three-Volume Box Set

by J. R. R. Tolkien and J.R.R. Tolkien

The first-ever publication of the collected poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning almost seven decades of the author's life and presented in an elegant three-volume hardcover boxed set.

J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien's readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words and rhyme. They express his love of nature and the seasons, of landscape and music, and of words. They convey his humor and his sense of wonder.

The earliest work in this collection, written for his beloved, is dated to 1910, when Tolkien was eighteen. More poems would follow during his years at Oxford, some of them very elaborate and eccentric. Those he composed during the First World War, in which he served in France, tend to be concerned not with trenches and battle, but with life, loss, faith, and friendship, his longing for England and the wife he left behind. Beginning in 1914, elements of his legendarium, "The Silmarillion," began to appear, and the "Matter of Middle-earth" would inspire much of Tolkien's verse for the rest of his life.

The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien presents almost 200 works across three volumes, including more than 60 that have never before been seen. The poems are deftly woven together with commentary and notes by world-renowned Tolkien scholars Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond, placing them in the context of Tolkien's life and literary accomplishments and creating a poetical biography that is a unique and revealing celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063422719
• ISBN13: 9780063422711
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 1728 Pages
• Weight: 5.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.6" x 6.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful!!

Great packaging and fast shipping. The set is really beautiful, I can’t wait to read them. And they look great on my Tolkien shelf!

What I wanted for years!

I longed for a book on Tolkien’s poetry. Finally it came. This is such a big book, they had to break it up into 3 volumes. It does have all of the poems that Tolkien wrote, but a lot of new ones, plus alternate versions, so lots of new stuff. Good stuff.

Beautiful set.

This is a beautiful set and worth the price.