Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit , and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways.
| ISBN: | 9781137373632 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2013 |
| Author: | Adam Roberts |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 186 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Children’s and teenage literature studies: general Fiction |
Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit , and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways.
The Riddles of the Hobbit features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Fiction
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The Riddles of the Hobbit was written by Adam Roberts and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
The Riddles of the Hobbit has 186 pages
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