ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘The Lord of the Rings’ is written by-
A
Rudyard Kipling
B
Ronald Reuel Tolkien
C
Hobbit
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -J.R.R. Tolkien, in full John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa-died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s earlier fantasy book The Hobbit and soon developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, with much of it being created during World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -J.R.R. Tolkien, in full John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa-died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Detailed explanation-4: -J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit before he wrote The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit was first published in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings, a sequel to The Hobbit, was first published in 1954 and 1955, in three segments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Books by J.R.R.Tolkien He is recognized by most for The Lord of the Rings, a three-volume novel cycle, and for The Hobbit, a children’s book (in origin) published in 1937.

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