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Scholars and critics have identified many themes of The Lord of the Rings, a major fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, including a reversed quest, the struggle of good and evil, death and immortality, fate and free will, the danger of power, and various aspects of Christianity such as the presence of three Christ figures, for prophet, priest, and king, as well as elements such as hope and ...
The Lord of the Rings, too, has been described as a war book. Tolkien was reluctant to explain influences on his writing , specifically denying that The Lord of the Rings was an allegory of the Second World War , but admitting to certain connections with the Great War.
Understanding The Lord of the Rings is a collection of scholarly essays on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings, mainly concerning his fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It was edited by Rose Zimbardo and Neil D. Isaacs, and published in 2004.
Commentators have compared Peter Jackson's 2001–2003 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy with the book on which it was based, J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954–1955 The Lord of the Rings, remarking that while both have been extremely successful commercially, the film version does not necessarily capture the intended meaning of the book.
J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings had an initial mixed literary reception. Despite some enthusiastic early reviews from supporters such as W. H. Auden, Iris Murdoch, and C. S. Lewis, scholars noted a measure of literary hostility to Tolkien, which continued until the start of the 21st century.
In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien went much further than simply providing a frame story. The found manuscript conceit, and the claim that he had translated it into English from the original Westron rather than written it himself, put him in the frame with the story that he was the book's editor and translator.
Morgoth's Ring presents source materials and editorial commentary on the following: Later (1951) revisions of The Silmarillion, showing Tolkien's drastic revisiting and rewriting of his legends. "The Annals of Aman" — the history of the world from the entry of the Valar into Arda until the Hiding of Valinor after the revolt and exile of the ...
Tolkien mentions the Lord's Prayer, especially the line "And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil" in connection with Frodo's struggles against the power of the One Ring. [33] Tolkien said "Of course God is in The Lord of the Rings. The period was pre-Christian, but it was a monotheistic world", and when questioned who was the ...