05.2.04 Ainulindalë
Text Types
| Text Type |
Segments |
Tokens |
P |
30 |
3,672 |
| unknown |
39 |
1,822 |
‘unknown’ indicates segments that have not yet been assigned a text type.
Ainulindalë
- A is extremely rough with changes made at time of composition
- Readings from the Lost Tales version were written down then immediately struck out and replaced
- No title page or title but later The Music of the Ainur was scribbled on the manuscript
- B is a fair copy with a great many differences, mostly stylistic
- Has a title page
- Changes were made to B many years later during rewriting (see
10.1.01)
Versions
- rough manuscript (ink?) A
- fair copy (ink?) B (given as
P11)