The Hobbitonian Anthology
Subtitle: of Articles on J.R.R. Tolkien and his Legendarium (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
Contributors: illustrations by James Dunning, Foreword by Jason Fisher
Publisher: Llyfrawr
Published: 17 June 2009
Format: Trade paper
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781448617012
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 —Criticism and interpretation.; Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973—Translations of; Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973—Language; Fantasy fiction, English—History and criticism; Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
First sentence: Bilbo is one of a class of Hobbit first names that ends in –o, like Frodo, Bungo (Bilbo’s father), and Drogo (Frodo’s father).
Description: This is a second volume of articles by Mark T. Hooker that picks up where A Tolkienian Mathomium left off. Hooker's analysis is from a linguistic perspective similar to Tolkien's. "If you liked the last one, you're going to like this one," says the Foreword. Beyond Bree and Hither Shore said that there is "something [in A Tolkienian Mathomium] for everyone with even a passing interest in Tolkien. All of the articles are well researched, insightful, and highly informative." Tolkien Studies said that it is a "pleasantly eccentric volume ... Hooker has a wide variety of things to say that have not been heard before." Tolkien Collector's Guide said A Tolkienian Mathomium "is one of the most unique sets of essays on Tolkien I have read in the past 10 years." An early review by The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza of the analysis of the origin of the name Tom Bombadil appearing in The Hobbitonian Anthology ranks it as "the best explanation yet of how the name Tom Bombadil came into being."
Notes: This is the second volume of essays on Tolkien by Mark T. Hooker.
The first volume is entitled "A Tolkienian Mathomium."
There is a subtitle in the lower band of faux-runes on the cover that says, in Welsh and English, "A Red Book About Tolkien."