Space dimensions in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit Cover Image

Dimensiuni ale spațiului în Hobbitul de J.R.R. Tolkien
Space dimensions in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit

Author(s): Andra Gabriela Holhoş, Maria Holhoș
Subject(s): Romanian Literature, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: supernatural/fantasy; space; self-discovery journey; spirit of adventure; mystery; friends;

Summary/Abstract: In the first half of the 20th century, J.R.R. Tolkien addresses through his novel The Hobbit to people of all ages willing to imagine a different world. The mythological universe skillfully and patiently created becomes a quest into a world called Middle Earth. The volume impresses by the majesty of the supernatural world created, by the uniqueness of the characters engaged in a self-discovery journey, by the intense action decorated with a refreshing comic. The writer makes use of the northern mythology enhancing the mystery of the supernatural which alternates bright and wonderful realms with ones filled with secrets and darkness. Although Bilbo Baggins is quiet by nature and a comfort lover, he falls under the spell of a different world which enables him to discover his adventurous side/spirit along with strange beings ( trolls, elves, giant spiders, orcas, goblins, evil wolves or wargs, forest spirits, wood-elves, Beorn), as well as with many friends endowed with moral values.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 97-113
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Romanian