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I think either the title refers to the One Ring, or everybody. Everybody who for a while held the Ring, or even just desired it, could be the Lord of the Rings. Sauron, Frodo, Galadriel, Sam, anybody. It's definately not Sauron alone.
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I must disagree with this, though I see the point being made.
Never, in the book(s) is anyone, other than Sauron, the master (
if he
is the master...i will get back to this later) of the Ring. From Isildur, to Gollum, to Bilbo, to Frodo,
whoever wore/used the Ring, they were never the master of it. The Ring was merely allowing itself to be used. Now granted, it is said that the Ring did not intend for Bilbo or Frodo to be the bearer of it, but even then, they did not control the Ring. They had to resist being controlled by
it
"The Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master." --- Aragorn, son of Arathorn
To master something, you have complete control over it's movement, it's doings, and it's will. The bearers were able to control (to a point) when they put on the Ring, but they did not control the will of the Ring itself,
ever.
Now, this is just an interesting thought I had:
is Sauron the master? Does the Ring
have a master? The Ring corrupts, right? Well, Sauron came first, so he created the Ring and "poured in his malice, his cruelty, and his will to dominate." So the Ring has these traits. And how many stories and examples are there of the creation dominating the creator? I can think of several. The Ring corrupts the one who carries it. Sauron carried it, but he was already corrupted. He
is the definition of corruption. So instead of being a master and a servant, you could more say they were a
team. Or, as Gandalf said when talking to Frodo in Bag End: "They are One."
And about the book title: I think it is a very good title. It covers everything. Everyone was tempted and affected by the Ring, so it is not solely about one person. It is about the Ring, because none of this would have happened if the Ring had not come to be. It could mean Sauron, it could mean the Ring, and it could be referring to any one of the Fellowship/Ringbearers. It works. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]