The Hobbit and Tolkien’s Mythology

The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences is a collection of essays edited by Bradford Lee Eden examining how The Hobbit fits into - and influenced - J.R.R. Tolkien's wider legendarium. It features contributions from John D. Rateliff and Verlyn Flieger, amongst others.

Contents

Part I - The Evolution of the Dwarven Race

  • "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium" by John D. Rateliff
  • "From Nauglath to Durin's Folk: The Hobbit and Tolkien's Dwarves" by Gerard Hynes

Part II - Durin's Day

Part III - Themes

  • "Tolkien's French Connection" by Verlyn Flieger
  • "Tolkien’s Hybrid Mythology: The Hobbit as Old Norse 'Fairy-Story'" by Jane Chance
  • "From 'The Silmarillion' to The Hobbit and Back Again: An Onomastic Foray" by Damien Bador
  • "Civilized Goblins and Talking Animals: How The Hobbit Created Problems of Sentience for Tolkien" by Gregory Hartley
  • "Seeing in the Dark, Seeing by the Dark: How Bilbo's Invisibility Defined Tolkien’s Vision" by Michael A. Wodzak
  • "A Victorian in Valhalla: Bilbo Baggins as the Link Between England and Middle-earth" by William Christian Klarner
  • "Beorn and Bombadil: Mythology, Place and Landscape in Middle-earth" by Justin T. Noetzel
  • "Travel, Redemption and Peacemaking: Hobbits, Dwarves and Elves and the Transformative Power of Pilgrimage" by Vickie L. Holtz-Wodzak
  • "A Baggins Back Yard: Environmentalism, Authorship and the Elves in Tolkien's Legendarium" by David Thiessen
  • "Polytemporalith and Epic Characterization in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Reflecting The Lord of the Rings's Modernism and Medievalism" by Judy Ann Ford and Robin Anne Reid
  • "The Wisdom of the Crowd: Internet Memes and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" by Michelle Markey Butler
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