The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien drew on his professorial expertise in Anglo-Saxon literature and the early mythology and folklore of Great Britain in creating this popular classic centering on the perils of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo became one of the author's most enduring and vividly realized creations in this precursor to the legendary The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yale literary scholar Harold Bloom introduces this compilation of concise critical excerpts, which also includes an annotated bibliography and an inde…
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- Full title :The Hobbit.
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J.R.R. Tolkien drew on his professorial expertise in Anglo-Saxon literature and the early mythology and folklore of Great Britain in creating this popular classic centering on the perils of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo became one of the author's most enduring and vividly realized creations in this precursor to the legendary The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yale literary scholar Harold Bloom introduces this compilation of concise critical excerpts, which also includes an annotated bibliography and an index for easy reference.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Infobase Pub
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
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- Description:1 online resource (109 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781617530036, 1617530034
- oclc:ocn782875661
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Biographical Sketch; The Story Behind the Story; List of Characters; Summary and Analysis; Critical Views; Katharyn W. Crabbe on the Quest as Fairy Tale; Brian Rosebury on the Novel as a Transitional Work in Tolkien's Development; Humphrey Carpenter on Bilbo Baggins; Perry C. Bramlett on The Hobbit as Children's Literature; Colin Duriez on Physical and Spiritual Journeys; Tom Shippey on Sources, Origins, and Modernizing the Past; Jaume Albero Poveda on Narrative Models in Tolkien's Fiction; K.S. Whetter and R. Andrew McDonald on Sword Imagery.
Elizabeth A. Whittingham on the Influence of Family on TolkienWorks by J.R.R. Tolkien; Annotated Bibliography; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Index.
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