Two Towers,Being the Second Part of Lord of the Rings, 2005 publication [Import] [Paperback]

J.R.R.Tolkin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; 50th Anniversary Ed edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007203594
• ISBN-13: 978-0007203598
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,637,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 65 years on, still the ultimate epic, August 31, 2011

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This review is from: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Paperback)

What can I say? After over 65 years, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is still the ultimate fantasy epic. I won't go on and on gushing in praise. I will just note one of the brilliant literary devices that Tolkien uses that sets this book apart from so much other fantasy work. Tolkien weaves a complex narrative with many characters and plot twists, but also manages to set up brilliant parallels between them. For example we see two leaders (Theoden and Denethor) who face strikingly similar challenges, but Tolkien shows them responding differently. The former leads his men against evil, while the latter is cold and despairs. This use of paralleling gives the book so many layers and adds lasting value. Indeed, it's no wonder people can read this book many times over and not get bored. While the Peter Jackson movies are great, it doesn't - and can't - capture all of the nuance in the book. If you haven't read it yet, you're in for a treat.