The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences

The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences is a collection by Bradford Lee Eden of fifteen essays by scholars, scientists, and Medieval specialists, published by McFarland & Company in October 2014. The essays study J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and its placement in his mythology; they proceeded from a 2013 Tolkien conference at Valparaiso University, Indiana.
Seperate sections organize essays on the Dwarves, Durin's Day, literary themes in Tolkien's fantasy books, and a few topics pertaining to Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films.
== Contents ==
*Introduction by Bradford Lee Eden.
====Part I - The Evolution of the Dwarven Race====
*John D. Rateliff, "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium".
*Gerard Hynes, "From Nauglath to Durin's Folk: The Hobbit and Tolkien's Dwarves".
====Part II - Durin's Day====
*Kristine Larsen, "'It passes our skill in these days': Primary World Influences on the Evolution of Durin's Day".
*Sumner Gary Hunnewell, "A Scientific Examination of Durin's Day".
====Part III - Themes====
*Verlyn Flieger, "Tolkien's French Connection".
*Jane Chance, "Tolkien’s Hybrid Mythology: The Hobbit as Old Norse 'Fairy-Story'.
*Damien Bador, "From 'The Silmarillion' to The Hobbit and Back Again: An Onomastic Foray".
*Gregory Hartley, "Civilized Goblins and Talking Animals: How The Hobbit Created Problems of Sentience for Tolkien".
*Michael A. Wodzak, "Seeing in the Dark, Seeing by the Dark: How Bilbo's Invisibility Defined Tolkien’s Vision".
*William Christian Klarner, "A Victorian in Valhalla: Bilbo Baggins as the Link Between England and Middle-earth".
*Justin T. Noetzel, "Beorn and Bombadil: Mythology, Place and Landscape in Middle-earth".
*Vickie L. Holtz-Wodzak, "Travel, Redemption and Peacemaking: Hobbits, Dwarves and Elves and the Transformative Power of Pilgrimage".
*David Thiessen, "A Baggins Back Yard: Environmentalism, Authorship and the Elves in Tolkien's Legendarium".
*Judy Ann Ford and Robin Anne Reid, "Polytemporalith and Epic Characterization in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Reflecting The Lord of the Rings s Modernism and Medievalism.
*Michelle Markey Butler, "The Wisdom of the Crowd: Internet Memes and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
==External link==
*The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology at Amazon.com
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