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J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings": A Classical PerspectiveAuthor(s): J.K. NewmanReviewed work(s):Source: Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 30 (2005), pp. 229-247Published by: University of Illinois Press

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