The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. It provides a thorough exploration of the story’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of the mythological influences which inspired Tolkien. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 80-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Presentation of The Lord of the Rings
• Summary of The Lord of the Rings
• Character study
  • The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Allies of the Fellowship
  • Enemies of the Fellowship
• Analysis of The Lord of the Rings
  • The origins of The Lord of the Rings
  • Influences and inspirations
  • Interpreting the story
  • The place of The Lord of the Rings within Tolkien’s oeuvre
  • Critical reception and legacy

About The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel which follows the adventures of an unlikely group of heroes as they embark on a quest to destroy a magical ring in the hope of saving the world from the tyranny of the necromancer Sauron. The Lord of the Rings is set in Tolkien’s famous fictional universe of Middle-Earth, and serves as a sequel to his children’s novel The Hobbit, which was published in 1937. Both works have had a monumental influence on the fantasy genre, and were developed into film trilogies by Peter Jackson in the early 21^st century.

About J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, professor, translator and linguist. He is best-known for his extended Middle-Earth universe, which is the setting for his famous fantasy novels The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many unfinished works. Tolkien is credited as being the first author to create a universe with its own mythos, history, and fictional languages, thus founding the genre of modern high fantasy. However, Tolkien was also an extremely dedicated scholar who specialized in philology and was an expert on the early medieval epic poem Beowulf, even completing a Modern English translation of the poem in the 1920s. He died in 1973.