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'''The Battle of the Eastern Field''' is the first known published poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It was published in 1911 in [[King Edward's School Chronicle]] on pages 22-26. The | '''The Battle of the Eastern Field''' is the first known published poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It was published in [[1911]] in ''[[The King Edward's School Chronicle]]'' on pages 22-26. The poem is a parody of [[wikipedia:Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Thomas Babbington Macaulay]]'s ''[http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/rome.html The Lays of Ancient Rome]''. | ||
In 1978, the poem was reprinted in [[Mallorn 12|''Mallorn'' 12]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=11180|articlename=Mallorn 12. 1978|dated=|website=TB|accessed=19 September 2013}}</ref> In 2008, the poem was reprinted in [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]], with commentary by [[Maggie Burns]].<ref>{{TS|10}}, "In Memoriam: Maggie Burns"</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:06, 19 September 2013
The Battle of the Eastern Field is the first known published poem by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was published in 1911 in The King Edward's School Chronicle on pages 22-26. The poem is a parody of Thomas Babbington Macaulay's The Lays of Ancient Rome.
In 1978, the poem was reprinted in Mallorn 12.[1] In 2008, the poem was reprinted in Mallorn 46, with commentary by Maggie Burns.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mallorn 12. 1978", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 19 September 2013)
- ↑ ’Tolkien Studies, Vol. X (eds. David Bratman, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger), "In Memoriam: Maggie Burns"
