Introduction
Biographical sketch
The story behind the story
List of characters
Summary and analysis
Critical views
Katharyn W. Crabbe on the quest as fairy tale
Brian Rosebury on the novel as a transitional work in Tolkien's development
Humphrey Carpenter on Bilbo Baggins
William H. Green on The hobbit as victorian adventure novel
Perry C. Bramlett on The hobbit as children's literature
Colin Duriez on physical and spiritual journeys
Tom Shippey on sources, origins, and modernizing the past
Jaime Albero Poveda on narrative models in Tolkien's fiction
K.S. Whetter and R. Andrew McDonald on sword imagery
Elizabeth A. Whittingham on the influence of family on Tolkien
Works by J.R.R. Tolkien
Annotated bibliography.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit. ISBN 9781617530036. Published by Bloom's Literary Criticism in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
