Lord of the Rings: A Reader`s Companion

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. They discuss important influences on its development, connections between that work and other writings by Tolkien, errors and inconsistencies, significant changes to the text, and archaic and unusual words used by Tolkien. Thousands of notes, keyed to standard editions of The Lord of the Rings but universally accessible, reveal the richness and complexity of one of the most popular works of fiction in our time.