Lidia Postma

The Witch's Garden

David Day

In the beginning was the word 'HOBBIT'. It was to be the single most important word to ever inspire Professor Tolkien to write a story. And what a story it was Most authors create characters and then find names for them, but for Tolkien it was words themselves that suggested characters, creatures, plots, places, and even entire worlds to him. He was a scholar who studied words and as one of the compilers of the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary, words themselves proved to be his chief source of inspiration. In The Hobbit Companion Tolkien expert David Day explores the brilliant language that unfolds in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, exposing the crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga's surface. The Hobbit is the subject of a forthcoming three-part film adaptation; filmed in New Zealand with the first instalment, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, due to be released in December 2012.

The Hobbitt Companion

Dissecting 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. With beautiful and evocative illustrations throughout, this companion will intrigue the uninitiated and enchant the Tolkien enthusiast, and can only enhance one’s enjoyment of his dark, mysterious world. Explorando la brillante red de palabras mágicas que J. R. R. Tolkien tejó alegremente en El Hobbit y El Señor de los Anillos, el investigador experto en los hobbits David Day muestra la multitud de juegos de palabras y acertijos, significados ocultos y asociaciones míticas que se esconden en la emocionante saga. Con ilustraciones bellas y evocadoras a lo largo del libro, esta guía resultará intrigante para los no iniciados y encantadora para los entusiastas de Tolkien, y sólo aumentará el goce del lector hacia su mundo oscuro y misterioso.

El Mundo Hobbit

Explores Tolkien's use of language in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" to uncover puns, riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations embedded in the stories of Middle-Earth.

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