num_pages: 294
description: Presents a series of critical essays on the trilogy by Neil D. Isaacs, C.S. Lewis, Edmund Fuller and other scholars examining the mythological origins and literary aspects of the work.
language: English
title: Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism
titlecomplete: Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism
genres: Books About Books, Literary Fiction, Reference, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, High Fantasy, Criticism, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 2093
publisher: Houghton Mifflin