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title	:	Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit : Notes ...
author	:	Hardy, Gene B.
publisher	:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US)
isbn10 | asin	:
print isbn13	:	9780822012863
ebook isbn13	:	9780822071211
language	:	English
subject	Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973.--Hobbit, Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973.--Lord of the rings.
publication date	:	1977
lcc	:	PR6039.O32Z655 1977eb
ddc	:	823
subject	:	Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973.--Hobbit, Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973.--Lord of the rings.

Page 1 The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit Notes by Gene B. Hardy, Ph.D. University of Illinois including Life of the Author Tolkien's Fictional World The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings Tolkien's Theme of Power History of Middle-Earth Chronology of Middle-Earth Suggested Theme Topics A Selected Bibliography INCORPORATED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501

Page 2 Editor Gary Carey, M.A. University of Colorado Consulting Editor James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska ISBN 0-8220-1286-3 Copyright 1977 by Cliffs Notes, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. 1999 Printing The Cliffs Notes logo, the names "Cliffs" and "Cliffs Notes," and the black and yellow diagonal-stripe cover design are all registered trademarks belonging to Cliffs Notes, Inc., and may not be used in whole or in part without written permission. Cliffs Notes, Inc. Lincoln, Nebraska

Page 3 Contents Life of the Author 5 Tolkien's Fictional World 6 The Hobbit 12 The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Book I 19 Book II 21 The Two Towers Book III 24 Book IV 26 The Return of the Ring Book V 28 Book VI 32 Glossary of Names 36 Tolkien's Theme of Power 59 History of Middle-Earth 65 The First Age 66 The Second Age 68 The Third Age 70 A Brief Chronology of Middle-Earth 73 Suggested Topics for Investigation 74 Selected Bibliography 75

Page 5 Life of the Author J. R. R. Tolkien was born January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. His father died when the boy was very young. Tolkien's mother had earlier returned home to England and Tolkien was reared and educated in Birmingham, one of the country's largest cities and, when his mother died when he was twelve, he was cared for by a Roman Catholic priest. Tolkien's university career at Oxford was interrupted by World War I, and a year after he joined the Lancashire Fusiliers, he married and served throughout the war until the Armistice was signed. He returned to college and received his M.A. degree in 1919. Always curious about languages, Tolkien was privileged to be chosen to work on the well-known Oxford English Dictionary. Afterward, he began a lifelong career of teaching and writing. His particular field of interest was Middle English and, not surprisingly, his first publications and his last focused on that area. For some twenty years, Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College at Oxford. Eventually, he became a Fellow of the College and was also distinguished by receiving an Honorary Fellowship from Exeter College. During these years, he continued his study of medieval lore and published works on Chaucer and Beowulf. In middle age, when he was forty-five, Tolkien published a novel for children, The Hobbit. It was an immediate success. The critics were lavish with their praise of Tolkien's "wholly original story of adventure," citing the "solidly delightful" portraits of dwarves, elves, goblins, and a dragon. The American edition was equally successful, continuing in print and growing in popularity through the years.

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