The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology

The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences (ISBN 978-0-7864-7960-3) is a compilation 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