The Hobbit Companion
by David Day
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Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga's thrilling surface. Intriguing to the uninitiated, enchanting to the Tolkien enthusiast, The Hobbit Companion can only enhance our enjoyment of his dark, mysterious world. The Hobbit is also the subject of a forthcoming show more two-part film adaptation; Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is the director, producer and co-writer. The two parts were filmed in New Zealand with the first instalment, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, released in December 2012. show lessTags
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I had high expectations for this book. I usually like history and learning where words and things come from. Flipping through at the library, the artistry is cute, and close to what I had in mind as Hobbits before watching LOTR.
But for some reason, again something I can't pinpoint, I struggled through the book. I started it several times, and finally managed to skim through to the end.
But for some reason, again something I can't pinpoint, I struggled through the book. I started it several times, and finally managed to skim through to the end.
I am amazed at the way Tolkien researched the names for so many characters in his whole TLOR writings. David Day has done a good job in giving his analysis of Tolkien's scholarly knowledge in what many people would have a very dry subject. This book is definitely a "companion" for anyone who has more than a passing interest in the Ring series. I would certainly recommend it all Hobbiters out there.
A lovely companion to The Hobbit that fleshes out the world a bit more.
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David Day was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on October 14, 1947. He worked in logging camps before receiving a degree from the Department of Creative Writing at the University of Victoria in 1976. He has written over 40 books of poetry, ecology, history, fantasy, mythology, and fiction for both adults and children. His first show more collection of poems, The Cowichan, was published in 1975. His other books include A Tolkien Bestiary, The Doomsday Book of Animals, Castles, The Emperor's Panda, The Quest for King Arthur, Nevermore: A Book of Hours, and Tolkien: A Dictionary. Through the 1980's and 1990's, he was also an environmental columnist for Britain's Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Sunday Times, and Punch magazine. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Reference guide/companion to
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Bilbo Baggins
- Important places
- Middle-earth
- Dedication
- To Alan and Jean on their 50th Anniversary,
and Brian and Mariette Day on their 10th Anniversary - First words
- It came into being on a certain fateful summer afternoon in Oxfordshire in 1930.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There is no doubt, J. R. R. Tolkien himself would be the first to acknowledge that, from the very beginning, The Hobbit had its own agenda.
- Original language
- English
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