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UNINA9910151702703321 |
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Titolo |
The hobbit / / editor, Stephen W. Potts, University of California, San Diego |
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Salem Press |
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Ipswich, Massachusetts : , : Salem Press |
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Amenia, NY : , : Grey House Publishing, , [2016] |
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�2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 245 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Critical insights |
Gale eBooks |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Portal to Middle-earth / Stephen W. Potts -- The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien / Stephen W. Potts -- J.R.R. Tolkien's world : literary, cultural, and historical influences on Middle-earth's subcreator / Kelly R. Orazi -- An unexpected success : the Hobbit and the critics / Alicia Fox-Lenz -- The riddles and the cup : medieval Germanic motifs in the Hobbit / Jason Fisher -- Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, and the fate of enchantment / John Rosegrant -- "Of gold and an alloy" : Tolkien, the Hobbit, and the northern heroic spirit / Hannah Parry -- "Witness those rings and roundelays" : The Hobbit as fairy-story / Jared Lobdell -- Fairy-stories that fueled the Hobbit / Kris Swank -- The poems of the Hobbit / Josh Brown -- A turning point in his career : the effect of the Hobbit on Middle-earth / Sara Waldorf -- The Hobbit : a mythopoeic need for adventure / Jelena Borojević -- Growing up Tolkien : finding our way through Mirkwood / Kayla Shaw -- How to slay a dragon when you are only three feet tall / Aurélie Brémont -- Tolkien and the illustrators : visual representations of the Hobbit / M. Lee Alexander. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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J.R.R. Tolkien's novel was met with international acclaim upon its publication in 1937, given its adventurous plot, elements of high fantasy, and lovable protagonist, Bilbo Baggins. This compilation of |
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essays closely studies the classic staple of children's literature by examining some of its themes-such as maturation and overcoming greed-exploring the world of Middle-earth, and comparing/contrasting the text with its popular sequel, The Lord of the Rings. |
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