Critical Insights Lord Of The Rings By Jrr Tolkien Robert C Evans Editor by Robert C. Evans (editor) 9788005622137, 8005622139 instant download after payment.

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 volume will provide an overview of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit-in fact, several overviews from several different perspectives. It is a guidebook to not only a classic children's novel but to Tolkien's first journey into his fantastic otherworld: Middle-earth. It is The Hobbit after all, that first brought to life Tolkien's elves and dwarves; the wizard Gandalf; the creature Gollum; and, above all, the hobbits themselves - especially those unlikely, surprisingly heroic Bagginses. Essay topics include Tolkien's influences, critical reception, Medieval Germanic motifs, fairy-stories, and Tolkien's illustrations. Each Critical Insights is divided into four sections: An Introduction The introductory essay approaches The Hobbit as children s story, fairy tale, and entry point for Tolkien s work as a whole. Critical Contexts The essays in the Context section offer background and a framework for approaching the novel. Kelly R. Orazi investigates J. R. R. Tolkien s World: Literary, Cultural, and Historical Influences on Middle-earth s Subcreator, focusing on the elements that shaped Tolkien s career; his fantasy world, Middle-earth; and the narratives set therein. Alicia Fox-Lenz surveys the critical reaction to the novel from first reviews in the late 1930s to the growth of formal Tolkien scholarship following the publication of The Lord of the Rings. John Fisher elaborates on the many medieval and Germanic elements in the novel; not surprisingly, for one as engaged in his scholarly field as Tolkien, The Hobbit borrows elements from Anglo-Saxon classics like Beowulf and from the Old Norse Eddas, as well as from a number of other medieval sources. Finally, John Rosegrant compares Tolkien with another popular fantasist, J. K. Rowling, in Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, and the Fate of…