- English Fantasy fiction, History and criticism, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Handbooks, manuals
In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion internationally acclaimed scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull examine Tolkien's masterpiece chapter by chapter, offering expert insights into its evolution, structure, and meaning.
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Earnest, cool, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 935
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co., HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., HarperCollins
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780618642670
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