The Annotated Hobbit

Revised and Exp

J. R. R. Tolkien , Anderson, Douglas A. , Anderson, Douglas A. 저자(글)

William Morrow & Company · 2002년 09월 09일

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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in World War I, he embarked on a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. A fellow of Pembroke College from 1925 to 1945, a professor of English language and literature, and a fellow of Merton College from 1945 until his retirement, he became known as one of the finest philologists in the world. He is the beloved creator of Middle-earth and the author of the great modern classic The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works set in Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. Tolkien died in 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
The completely revised and expanded edition no Tolkien fan should be without The Annotated Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien's own description for the original edition of The Hobbit: If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. The period is the ancient time between the age of Faerie and the dominion of men, when the famous forest of Mirkwood was still standing, and the mountains were full of danger. In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did) - if you do not already know all about these things - much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period. For Mr. Bilbo Baggins visited various notable persons; conversed with the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent; and was present, rather unwillingly, at the Battle of the Five Armies. This is all the more remarkable, since he was a hobbit. Hobbits have hitherto been passed over in history and legend, perhaps because they as a rule preferred comfort to excitement. But this account, based on his personal memoirs, of the one exciting year in the otherwise quiet life of Mr. Baggins will give you a fair idea of the estimable people now (it is said) becoming rather rare. They do not like noise.
Introduction Tolkien once said that his typical response upon reading a medieval work was not to want to embark on a critical or philological study of it, but instead to write a modern work in the same tradition. And similarly, to an interviewer in 1965, Tolkien said that he "hardly got through any fairy-stories without wanting to write one [himself]." These statements, in a broad sense, serve as a good entry point in studying Tolkien and his works. For with an understanding of Tolkien's background and his literary interests there follows a greater appreciation of what he achieved in his best-known works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, the son of Arthur Reuel Tolkien, a bank manager, and Mabel Suffield. Both of his parents were from the Birmingham area in the Midlands of England. Arthur had proposed to Mabel while they both still lived in England, but soon afterward he obtained a post with the Bank of Africa, and their wedding took place in Cape Town. J.R.R. Tolkien, known as Ronald, was their first child; a second son, Hilary Arthur Reuel, was born two years after Ronald. In 1895, Mabel Tolkien returned to England with her two children, ostensibly for a short visit, but also because of concerns over young Ron- ald's health. Arthur Tolkien, who had remained in South Africa, became ill in late 1895, and died soon afterward. Mabel stayed in England, raising her children near her own family in the Birmingham area. In 1900, Mabel converted to Roman Catholicism, much to the consternation of her Protestant relatives, who withdrew their support. Mabel struggled on her own, instructing her children in the Catholic religion. Her health faltered, and after she died in 1904, Father Francis Morgan of the Birmingham Oratory became the guardian of the two Tolkien boys. The boys were educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham, where Ronald won a scholarship in 1903. Around 1910, Ronald met another orphan, a young woman named Edith Bratt who had rooms at the same boarding house where the Tolkien boys lived. A secret relationship developed between Ronald and Edith, but once it was discovered by their guardians, Ronald was forbidden to see or to speak to Edith until he reached the age of twenty-one. Tolkien went up to Exeter College, Oxford, in the autumn of 1911. He first read classics but soon found his interests leading him to study Comparative Philology as well as other languages, like Finnish, and to begin creating a personal language that he would later call Quenya or Elvish. In 1913, on his twenty-first birthday, Tolkien resumed his relationship with Edith Bratt. He took a Second Class in Honour Moderations, and owing to his bent for philology he achieved a First Class in English Language and Literature in June 1915. Immediately afterward he joined the Lancashire Fusiliers and trained as a soldier. Ronald and Edith were married on March 22, 1916, before Tolkien was sent to the front in France that summer. Tolkien spent some months in the trenches of the Somme, experiencing firsthand the horrors of World War I. Eventually he contracted trench fever, and he was returned to England, where he spent most of the remainder of the war. Ronald and Edith Tolkien's first child, John Francis Reuel, was born in 1917. Near the end of the war Tolkien accepted a position on the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary, then being compiled in Oxford. In 1920 he was appointed Reader in English Language at the University of Leeds, and the family moved north. A second son, Michael Hilary Reuel, was born in 1920. Tolkien's first major professional publication, A Middle English Vo
For readers around the globe, The Hobbit serves as an introduction to the enchanting world of Middle-earth, home of elves, wizards, dwarves, goblins, dragons, orcs, and a host of other creatures depicted in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion-tales that sprang from the mind of the most beloved author of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien. Newly expanded and completely redesigned, Douglas A. Anderson's The Annotated Hobbit is the definitive explication of the sources, characters, places, and things of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic. Integrated with Anderson's notes and placed alongside the fully restored and corrected text of the original story are more than 150 illustrations showing visual interpretations of The Hobbit specific to many of the cultures that have come to know and love Middle-earth. Tolkien's original line drawings, maps, and color paintings are also included, making this the most lavishly informative edition of The Hobbit available. The Annotated Hobbit shows how J.R.R. Tolkien worked as a writer, what his influences and interests were, and how these relate to the details of Middle-earth. It gives a valuable overview of Tolkien's life and the publishing history of The Hobbit and explains how every feature of the story fits within the rest of Tolkien's invented world. Here we learn how Gollum's character was revised to accommodate the true nature of the One Ring, and we can read the full text of The Quest of Erebor, Gandalf's explanation of how he came to send Bilbo Baggins on his journey with the dwarves. Anderson also makes meaningful and often surprising connections to our own world and literary history - from Beowulf to The Marvellous Land of Snergs, from the Brothers Grimm to C. S. Lewis.
For readers throughout the world, The Hobbit serves as an introduction to the enchanting world of Middle-earth, home of elves, wizards, dwarves, goblins, dragons, orcs and a host of other creatures depicted in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion -- tales that sprang from the mind of the most beloved author of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien. Newly expanded and completely redesigned, Douglas A. Anderson's The Annotated Hobbit is the definitive explication of the sources, characters, places, and things of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic. Integrated with Anderson's notes and placed alongside the fully restored and corrected text of the original story are more than 150 illustrations showing visual interpretations of The Hobbit specific to many of the cultures that have come to know and love Tolkien's Middle-earth. Tolkien's original line drawings, maps and color paintings are also included, making this the most lavishly informative edition of The Hobbit available. The Annotated Hobbit shows how Tolkien worked as a writer, what his influences and interests were, and how these relate to the invented world of Middle-earth. It gives a valuable overview of Tolkien's life and the publishing history of The Hobbit, and explains how every feature of The Hobbit fits within the rest of Tolkien's invented world. Here we learn how Gollum's character was revised to accommodate the true nature of the One Ring, and we can read the full text of The Quest of Erebor, Gandalf's explanation of how he came to send Bilbo Baggins on his journey with the dwarves. Anderson also makes meaningful and often surprising connections to our own world and literary history -- from Beowulf to The Marvellous Land of Snergs, from the Brothers Grimm to C. S. Lewis.
For readers throughout the world, The Hobbit serves as an introduction to the enchanting world of Middle-earth, home of elves, wizards, dwarves, goblins, dragons, orcs and a host of other creatures depicted in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion -- tales that sprang from the mind of the most beloved author of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien. Newly expanded and completely redesigned, Douglas A. Anderson's The Annotated Hobbit is the definitive explication of the sources, characters, places, and things of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic. Integrated with Anderson's notes and placed alongside the fully restored and corrected text of the original story are more than 150 illustrations showing visual interpretations of The Hobbit specific to many of the cultures that have come to know and love Tolkien's Middle-earth. Tolkien's original line drawings, maps and color paintings are also included, making this the most lavishly informative edition of The Hobbit available. The Annotated Hobbit shows how Tolkien worked as a writer, what his influences and interests were, and how these relate to the invented world of Middle-earth. It gives a valuable overview of Tolkien's life and the publishing history of The Hobbit, and explains how every feature of The Hobbit fits within the rest of Tolkien's invented world. Here we learn how Gollum's character was revised to accommodate the true nature of the One Ring, and we can read the full text of The Quest of Erebor, Gandalf's explanation of how he came to send Bilbo Baggins on his journey with the dwarves. Anderson also makes meaningful and often surprising connections to our own world and literary history -- from Beowulf to The Marvellous Land of Snergs, from the Brothers Grimm to C. S. Lewis.
Hobbit fans will treasure it.
Not only fascinating, but useful. It makes of The Hobbit a kind of Tolkien handbook.
Not only fascinating, but useful. It makes of The Hobbit a kind of Tolkien handbook. The Washington Post Hobbit fans will treasure it. The Denver Post
Preface to the Second Edition xi introduction 1 1. an unexpected party 29 2. roast mutton 60 3. a short rest 87 4. over hill and under hill 100 5. riddles in the dark 115 6. out of the frying-pan into the fire 137 7. queer lodgings 161 8. flies and spiders 191 9. barrels out of bond 222 10. a warm welcome 241 11. on the doorstep 255 12. inside information 267 13. not at home 289 14. fire and water 302 15. the gathering of the clouds 314 16. a thief in the night 326 17. the clouds burst 333 18. the return journey 346 19. the last stage 355 Appendix A. The Quest of Erebor 367 Appendix B. The Runes 378 Bibliography 380 Map of Wilderland 399
As a reader's introduction to Tolkien's Middle-earth, this guide contains references to the ancient history of this imaginary world which, though rarely explained, contribute greatly to the effect of Tolkien's art. This edition authoritatively illuminates the novel's antecedents and curiosities. Illustrations.

작가정보

저자(글) J. R. R. Tolkien

남아프리카공화국 출신의 영미작가로, 20세기 영미 문학의 거장, 판타지 문학의 아버지다. 저명한 문헌학자이자 언어학자이기도 하다. 어려서부터 언어학과 고전문학에 뛰어난 재능을 보였고, 옥스퍼드대학교 교수로 재직하며 C.S. 루이스 등과 깊은 우정을 나누었다. 하지만 학문적인 성과보다는 오히려 판타지 문학의 기본 바탕을 마련한 '미들랜드'의 창조자로서 전 세계 문학 애호가들의 사랑과 숭배의 대상이 되고 있다. 저작들은 전 세계 30여 개가 넘는 언어로 번역되었다. 세계에서 가장 많이 판매된 책 중 하나인 『호빗』과 『반지의 제왕』의 작가로 유명하며, 가운데땅의 신화에 근거한 방대한 세계관으로 20세기 이후 현대 환상문학과 게임, 미디어 등에 막대한 영향을 미치고 있다. 또한 자신이 창조한 세계 속에서 사용된 다양한 언어들까지 새롭게 창조하는 등, 언어학과 영문학자로서의 업적도 높이 평가받고 있다. 1973년 사망 후 아들 크리스토퍼 톨킨에 의해 『실마릴리온』, 『끝나지 않은 이야기』, 『가운데땅의 역사』, 『후린의 아이들』, 『베렌과 루시엔』, 『곤돌린의 몰락』 등이 출간되었다.

저자(글) Anderson, Douglas A.

저자(글) Anderson, Douglas A.

목차

• Preface to the Second Edition?xi
  introduction	p. 1
  an unexpected party	p. 29
  roast mutton	p. 60
  a short rest	p. 87
  over hill and under hill	p. 100
  riddles in the dark	p. 115
  out of the frying-pan into the fire	p. 137
  queer lodgings	p. 161
  flies and spiders	p. 191
  barrels out of bond	p. 222
  a warm welcome	p. 241
  on the doorstep	p. 255
  inside information	p. 267
  not at home	p. 289
  fire and water	p. 302
  the gathering of the clouds	p. 314
  a thief in the night	p. 326
  the clouds burst	p. 333
  the return journey	p. 346
  the last stage	p. 355
  The Quest of Erebor	p. 367
  The Runes	p. 378
  Bibliography	p. 380
  Map of Wilderland	p. 399
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기본정보

ISBN	9780618134700 ( 0618134700 )
발행(출시)일자	2002년 09월 09일
쪽수	416쪽
크기	203 * 237 * 29 mm / 952 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어