The Lord of the Rings - Rilegato

Tolkien, J. R. R.

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ISBN 10: 0618345841 ISBN 13: 9780618345847

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Riassunto

An epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-Earth, in which the tiny Hobbits play a key role.

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Recensione

"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." The New York Times Book Review

"One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature." Time Magazine

"A remarkable book." Newsweek

"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." The Nation

"One of the very few works of genius in recent literature." New Republic

"Tolkien's stories take place against a background of measureless depth . . . That background is ever-present in the creator's mind, and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing." The Washington Post

"J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed." Kansas City Star

"A masterful story . . . an epic in its own way . . . with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry, and fantasy." Boston Herald

L'autore

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Houghton Mifflin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0618345841
• ISBN 13: 9780618345847
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1137
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile