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 The Lord of the Rings Quotes
1,203 words, approx. 4 pages
 This is a portal page for quotes from the three standard volumes of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien ; they contain some "spoilers" . For quotations from the movie adaptations, go to the page for The Lord of the Rings movies . The...
 
| Name: |
J. R. R. Tolkien | | Birth Date: |
January 3, 1892 | | Death Date: |
September 2, 1973 | | Place of Birth: |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | | Place of Death: |
Bournemouth, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, essayist, poet, editor |
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 Biography of J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien
9822 words, approx. 32.7 pages
 J. R. R. Tolkien's most familiar creation, the hobbits of Middle-earth, belonged only to his private world until September 1937. Before then they were known only to his children, his great friend C. S. Lewis, and a few other people. The print run of what... summary from source:
Biography of J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien
6268 words, approx. 20.9 pages
The place in fantasy literature earned by J. R. R. Tolkien is indisputable. Tolkien is directly responsible for the rising popularity of fantasy literature in the late twentieth century. While authors such as Anne McCaffrey may dominate the scene of mode... summary from source:
 Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien
5343 words, approx. 17.8 pages
The driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's literary life was to make his "fairystories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in philosophy and religion, as to be "real." He was in every way the pe...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Lord of the Rings Summary
5,696 words, approx. 19 pagesThe Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien’s literary reputation rests almost entirely on a single work, his massive novel The Lord of the Rings. His novel The Hobbit (1937; also in Literature and Its Times), a short, equally... summary from source:
 The Lord of the Rings Information
10,385 words, approx. 35 pages
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier work, The Hobbit, but developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages...
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 Human Events The Lord Of The Rings
01/07/2002: 365 words, approx. 1 pages Quality: * * * Acceptability: +1 RATING: PG-13 STARRING: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson BASED ON THE BOOKS BY J.R.PR. Tolkien DISTRIBUTOR: New Line Cinema GENRE: Fantasy/Epic INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children,... summary from source:
The Spectator Lords and the ring
03/03/2007: 804 words, approx. 3 pages There are many things I covet. There are in fact, few things I don't desire except herpes, dental work sans anaesthetic, and pictures by -- or indeed of -- Rolf Harris. I want a loft apartment, an Yves Klein sponge, a signet ring... summary from source:
 AP News Peter Jackson to produce `The Hobbit'
12/18/2007: 334 words, approx. 1 pagesPeter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."Jackson, who directed "Rings," will serve as executive producer for "The Hobbit." A director for the prequel films has... summary from source:
AP News Sales soar for new Tolkien novel
5/1/2007: 261 words, approx. 1 pagesThe world still has a taste for tales about Middle-earth.Two weeks after the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Children of Hurin," an unfinished novel edited by the late author's son, Christopher, more than 900,000 copies are in print worldwide, nearly double the original total, according...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by T. A. Shippey
22,406 words, approx. 75 pages
In the following essay, Shippey finds mythic-allegorical elements in The Lord of the Rings relating to events of the twentieth century, although contends that the trilogy is not an allegory of World War II.
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Critical Essay by Jane Chance
16,546 words, approx. 55 pages
In the following essay, Chance examines the tension in Lord of the Rings between the values of the age of Germanic heroism and those of the later Christian age.
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Critical Essay by Jane Chance
11,223 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Chance examines the effects of the characters' relative level of articulateness in The Two Towers.
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%An Analysis of Tolkien
3,136 words, approx. 11 pages
An analysis of Tolkien's writing with a major emphasis on his classic trilogy "The Lord of the Rings." summary from source:
Essay Grade: 96%The Notion of God in the Lord of the Rings
2,636 words, approx. 9 pages
Explores biblical references in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Discusses the novel's apocalyptic themes. Compares the novel with the Book of Daniel and Revelations.
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