The Hobbit and Tolkien's mythology : essays on revisions and influences / edited by Bradford Lee Eden. [print]
Material type: TextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Description: viii, 236 pages ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780786479603
- 0786479604
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- PR6039.O32 Z66125 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"At the 2013 "Celebrating The Hobbit" conference two papers were presented: "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium" by John D. Rateliff and "Tolkien's French connections" by Verlyn Flieger. In discussions with the speakers, it became apparent that a book focusing on how The Hobbit influenced the subsequent development of Tolkien's legendarium; was needed"-- Provided by publisher.
Part I. The Evolution of the Dwarven Race -- Anchoring the Myth : The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium / John D. Rateliff -- From Nauglath to Durin's Folk : The Hobbit and Tolkien's Dwarves / Gerard Hynes -- Part II. Durin's Day -- "It passes our skill in these days" : Primary World Influences on the Evolution of Durin's Day / Kristine Larsen -- A Scientific Examination of Durin's Day Sumner / Gary Hunnewell -- Part III. Themes -- Tolkien's French Connection / Verlyn Flieger -- Tolkien's Hybrid Mythology : The Hobbit as Old Norse "Fairy-Story" / Jane Chance -- From "The Silmarillion" to The Hobbit and Back Again : An Onomastic Foray / Damien Bador -- Civilized Goblins and Talking Animals : How The Hobbit Created Problems of Sentience for Tolkien / Gregory Hartley -- Seeing in the Dark, Seeing by the Dark : How Bilbo's Invisibility Defined Tolkien's Vision / Michael A. Wodzak -- A Victorian in Valhalla : Bilbo Baggins as the Link Between England and Middle-earth / William Christian Klarner -- Beorn and Bombadil : Mythology, Place and Landscape in Middle-earth / Justin T. Noetzel -- Travel, Redemption and Peacemaking : Hobbits, Dwarves and Elves and the Transformative Power of Pilgrimage / Vickie L. Holtz-Wodzak -- A Baggins Back Yard : Environmentalism, Authorship and the Elves in Tolkien's Legendarium / David Thiessen -- Polytemporality and Epic Characterization in The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey : Reflecting The Lord of the Ring's Modernism and Medievalism / Judy Ann Ford and Robin Anne Reid -- The Wisdom of the Crowd : Internet Memes and The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey / Michelle Markey Butler.
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