Unique companion to The Lord of the Rings detailing the textual history of the nation's favorite book, with a previously unpublished, Tolkien-authored Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings.
In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, internationally renowned scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull analyze Tolkien's masterwork chapter by chapter, providing expert insights into its evolution, structure, and significance. They discuss significant influences on its development, connections between that work and other works by Tolkien, errors and inconsistencies, significant textual changes, and archaic and uncommon words used by Tolkien. Thousands of notes, keyed to standard editions of The Lord of the Rings but universally accessible, disclose the depth and complexity of one of the most widely read works of fiction in the modern era.
Extensive reference is also made to previously unpublished works by Tolkien, such as elaborate time-schemes, an unfinished manuscript index to The Lord of the Rings, and, most notably, the long-out-of-print Nomenclature or guide to names in The Lord of the Rings, prepared for the use of translators and now newly transcribed and published in its entirety.
Even the most seasoned reader of The Lord of the Rings will gain a greater enjoyment and appreciation for Tolkien's majestic achievement with the aid of these resources.
The Reader's Companion, originally published in 2005, garnered the annual Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inkling Studies. It has been revised and updated to commemorate The Lord of the Rings's 60th anniversary.
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Unique companion to The Lord of the Rings detailing the textual history of the nation's favorite book, with a previously unpublished, Tolkien-authored Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings.
In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, internationally renowned scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull analyze Tolkien's masterwork chapter by chapter, providing expert insights into its evolution, structure, and significance. They discuss significant influences on its development, connections between that work and other works by Tolkien, errors and inconsistencies, significant textual changes, and archaic and uncommon words used by Tolkien. Thousands of notes, keyed to standard editions of The Lord of the Rings but universally accessible, disclose the depth and complexity of one of the most widely read works of fiction in the modern era.
Extensive reference is also made to previously unpublished works by Tolkien, such as elaborate time-schemes, an unfinished manuscript index to The Lord of the Rings, and, most notably, the long-out-of-print Nomenclature or guide to names in The Lord of the Rings, prepared for the use of translators and now newly transcribed and published in its entirety.
Even the most seasoned reader of The Lord of the Rings will gain a greater enjoyment and appreciation for Tolkien's majestic achievement with the aid of these resources.
The Reader's Companion, originally published in 2005, garnered the annual Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inkling Studies. It has been revised and updated to commemorate The Lord of the Rings's 60th anniversary.