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J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, many times since its publication in 1954–55. Known translations are listed here; the exact number is hard to determine, for example because the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese are sometimes counted separately, as are the Nynorsk and Bokmål forms of Norwegian, and the ...
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, into dozens of languages from the original English. He was critical of some early versions, and made efforts to improve translation by providing a detailed "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings", alongside an appendix "On Translation" in the book itself.
Chu translated The Lord of the Rings into Chinese. [1]: 28 The Linking company published his translation in 2001. [1]: 28 Online criticism focused on the quality of his translation followed, and Chu organized a public event encouraging revisions of his translation in 2002.
Yilin departed from the typical style of simple cover design for works deemed serious literature in the Chinese publishing industry, instead using more colorful covers. [4]: 32 In 2001, Yilin produced a translation of The Lord of the Rings in an effort to capitalize on the release of the film. [4]: 25
A pseudotranslation is a text written as if it had been translated from a foreign language. J. R. R. Tolkien made use of pseudotranslation in The Lord of the Rings for two reasons: to help resolve the linguistic puzzle he had accidentally created by using real-world languages within his legendarium, and to lend realism by supporting a found manuscript conceit to frame his story.
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Pages in category "Translations of The Lord of the Rings" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Lord of the Rings became immensely popular in the 1960s and has remained so ever since, ranking as one of the most popular works of fiction of the 20th century, judged by both sales and reader surveys. [141] In the 2003 "Big Read" survey conducted by the BBC, The Lord of the Rings was found to be the UK's "Best-loved Novel". [142]