Overview

At the 2013 ""Celebrating The Hobbit"" conference at Valparaiso University--marking the 75th anniversary of the book's publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies--two plenary papers were presented: ""Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium"" by John D. Rateliff provided numerous examples of The Hobbit's influence on Tolkien's legendarium; and ""Tolkien's French Connections"" by Verlyn Flieger discussed French influences on the development of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures. In discussions with the plenary speakers and other presenters, it became apparent that a book focusing on how The Hobbit influenced the subsequent development of Tolkien's legendarium was sorely needed. This collection of 15 previously unpublished essays fills that need. With Rateliff's and Flieger's papers included, the book presents two chapters on the Evolution of the Dwarven Race, two chapters on Durin's Day examining the Dwarven lunar calendar, and 11 chapters on themes exploring various topics on influences and revisions between The Hobbit and Tolkien's legendarium.

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Author:   Bradford Lee Eden
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780786479603

ISBN 10:   0786479604
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   27 October 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction (Bradford Lee Eden) 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 “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) About the Contributors Index

Reviews

a thoroughly worthwhile investment...the articles by Rateliff, Hines, Flieger and Bador are outstanding, thoughtful and compelling --<i>Gramarye: The Journal of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales & Fantasy</i>.

a thoroughly worthwhile investment...the articles by Rateliff, Hines, Flieger and Bador are outstanding, thoughtful and compelling --Gramarye: The Journal of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales & Fantasy.

"""A thoroughly worthwhile investment...the articles by Rateliff, Hines, Flieger and Bador are outstanding, thoughtful and compelling""--Gramarye: The Journal of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales & Fantasy."

Author Information

Bradford Lee Eden, a former Dean of Library Services at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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