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What is the hobbit? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2006
Tabitha M Powledge
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The Ethical Dilemmas of Bilbo Baggins: Utilitarianism in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit

open access: yesILN Journal: Indian Literary Narratives
Mankind is, at its most primal form, predatory. If one were to take a look back at humanity’s past, one would be confronted with the fact that our ancestors were not very different in comparison to the wildlife around them.
Hazel D Arunodaya   +1 more
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Narrative models in Tolkien's stories of middle-earth

open access: yesJournal of English Studies, 2004
In The Lord of the Rings (1954), there is an attempt to unite the two worlds which captivated Tolkien’s imagination: the fairy tale world of children’s stories which he was drawn to as a child, and the sagas and medieval myths that were the subject of ...
Jaume Albero Poveda
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

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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Taxonomic review of the Pterostichini and Loxandrini fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
The generic-level taxa included in Pterostichini and Loxandrini from New Caledonia are reviewed and a key to genera and species provided. Two new genera are described, Paniestichus and Abacophrastus, with the following new species: Paniestichus ...
Kipling Will
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There and Back Again J R R Tolkien and the Origins of The Hobbit

open access: yes, 2012
'Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.' The prophetic words of Galadriel, addressed to Frodo as he prepared to travel from Lothlórien to Mordor to destroy the One Ring, are just as pertinent to J R R Tolkien's own fiction.
Atherton, Mark
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The appeal of the queer right

open access: yes
The German Quarterly, Volume 97, Issue 2, Page 218-221, Spring 2024.
Jennifer V. Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Tolkien’s Methods of Demonization in The Hobbit

open access: yes, 2021
It is no secret that J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien was an academic. He studied many works rich in historical context; in particular, he enjoyed delving into the epic poem Beowulf.
Needham, Travis;
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The Childlike Hobbit [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
Considers aspects of the depiction of hobbits in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that emphasize their childlike qualities, and considers questions of the significance of this depiction and of the intended audience for these ...
Ho, Tisa
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PROVERBIAL PLAY

open access: yesProverbium, 2014
Proverbs are a significant part of the linguistic complexity that Tolkien created for Middle Earth: both Tolkien as narrator/author and many of his characters use them.
Esther Clinton
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