CliffsNotes On Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

Hardy, Gene B., Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 1455887943 ISBN 13: 9781455887941

Verlag: Brilliance Audio, 2012

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The CliffsNotes study guide on Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of the author • Hear an Introduction to The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com

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Biografía del autor

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other tales of Middle-earth, 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. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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• Verlag: Brilliance Audio
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1455887943
• ISBN 13: 9781455887941
• Einband: CD de audio
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