Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism. by Zimbardo, Rose A.; Isaacs, Neil D - 2004.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition, First Printing 1/4 cloth AS NEW in AS NEW DJ 8vo (5-1/2 x 8-1/2), 294pp including Chapter Notes and Index. Hardbound book and dj are both NEW -- Unmarked and Unread, without shelf wear or any other detriments. This is the definitive selection of essays pointing to, interpreting, and explaining the underlying themes and symbols in the Tolkien Trilogy. The 15 essays written by Neil Isaacs, C.S. Lewis, Edmund Fuller, W.H. Auden, Patricia Meyer Spacks, Rose Zimbardo, Marion Zimmer Bradley, R.J.Reilly, J.S. Ryan, Verlyn Flieger, Paul Kocher, Patrick Grant, Lionel Basney, Jane Chance, look at the books from a variety of perspectives, with Tom Shippey discussing the Peter Jackson movie trilogy. This is a book that ultimately giving the reader many moments of thinking "Ah, so that was what THAT was." Fascinating for anyone who loves the trilogy. Collectible