Index Of The Lord Of The Rings Review

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→ see Aragorn

Compiled by Nancy Smith and Baillie Klass, this version includes names of persons, places, things, and a separate index for songs and verses. It focuses on the main text and generally excludes the appendices. Enlarged Index (2005–Present): index of the lord of the rings

The phrase "index of The Lord of the Rings" can be read several ways: as a literal index (an organized reference of names, places, and subjects) for J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic; as the structural indexing and ordering Tolkien used in his narrative and appendices; and as an indexical study—how characters, objects, and places point to themes, motifs, and the work’s moral and cosmological architecture. This essay treats all three senses: (1) the role and form of a reference index for readers and scholars; (2) Tolkien’s internal systems of ordering and cross-reference; and (3) the interpretive “index” by which the text signals meaning. Examples illustrate each sense. (Sam) → see Aragorn Compiled by Nancy Smith