The Two Towers: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the saga has entranced readers of all ages. It is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale. Critic Michael Straight has hailed it as one of the "very few works of genius in recent literature." Middle-earth is a world receptive to poets, scholars, children, and all other people of good will. Donald Barr has described it as "a scrubbed morning world, and a ringing nightmare world...especially sunlit, and shadowed by perils very fundamental, of a peculiarly uncompounded darkness." The story of this world is one of high and heroic adventure. Barr compared it to Beowulf, C.S. Lewis to Orlando Furioso, W.H. Auden to The Thirty-n
Quick facts about The Two Towers
- Title: The Two Towers
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
- First published: 1954
- Genre: ents, orcs, hobbits
- OpenLibrary ID: OL27479W
Where to read The Two Towers
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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Who wrote The Two Towers?
The Two Towers was written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
When was The Two Towers published?
The Two Towers was first published in 1954.
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