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Mitologiczne oraz chrystologiczne spojrzenie na twórczość J.R.R. Tolkiena, część 2 – Mit chrystologiczny

open access: yesRocznik Skrzatuski
The article is devoted to the question of whether it is possible to find Christological motifs in Tolkien’s Legendarium without an overinterpretation. On the basis of the written statements of J.R.R.
Jakub Sitarz
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Titles and Incipits as Literary Appetizers: Three Romanian Versions of Tolkien’s “Hobbit”, or Three Faces of an Interface

open access: yesLimbaj si Context, 2019
This paper aims to analyse a series of (sub)titles and incipits as interfaces with the (young) readers and as literary ‘appetizers’ likely to stimulate them to continue reading. Our case in point is J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again”
Daniela Hăisan
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The problem of free will is child's play

open access: yesPhilosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-154, April 2026.
Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutional implications of ‘The Hobbit’ legislation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In October 2010 an amendment to the Employment Relations Act 2000 was passed under urgency. This amendment redefined the employment status of workers in the film industry.
Wilson, Margaret
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit. New York: Harper Collins, 2013. Print.I picked the novel, The Hobbit to review because I like reading. My favourite part is when the creature steals the Ring.
BCR, Zelma
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 32-41, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article presents the 2024 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, entitled ‘Contemporary Forms of Slavery as Affecting Currently and Formerly Incarcerated People’, and assesses the regime in England and Wales on the basis of the Rapporteur's recommendations.
Virginia Mantouvalou
wiley   +1 more source

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - A New Era of Realism? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is a familiar blockbuster franchise, adapting a well-known piece of literature and designed to appeal to global audiences.
Elliott, Darren Jack
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Limited Dispersal Drives Strong Genetic Structure in the Commercially Harvested Gastropod Buccinum undatum in the Western North Atlantic

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Direct‐developing species lack the pelagic larval phase which facilitates connectivity in most marine species. Consequently, they tend to exhibit spatially restricted dispersal and increased population structure. When subject to harvesting, this biological constraint increases their vulnerability to localized depletion, as local aggregations ...
Cassidy C. D'Aloia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architectural Dynamics in Tolkien’s Novel, The Hobbit: A Literary and Cinematic Perspective

open access: yesPLANARCH - Design and Planning Research
This study investigates the dynamic interplay between architectural elements and narrative construction in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit (1937) and its cinematic adaptations directed by Peter Jackson.
Yasemin Mısırlı, Zeynep Tuna Ultav
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“Hell, what a chance to have a go at the classics”: Tove Jansson’s take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark, and The Hobbit

open access: yesBarnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning, 2014
: Tove Jansson is above all known as the creator of the Moomin world which includes novels, short stories, picture-books and comic strips. Between 1958 and 1966, however, she produced over a hundred illustrations offering a novel and idiosyncratic take ...
Olga Holownia
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