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The Annotated Hobbit

January 01, 1970

The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is an edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit with a commentary by Douglas A. Anderson. It was first published in 1988 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first American publication of The Hobbit, and by Unwin Hyman of London.

The Annotated Hobbit:
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Front dust jacket of the first edition
AuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson
GenreLiterary analysis
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, Unwin Hyman, HarperCollins
Publication date
1988
Media typePrint
AwardsMythopoeic Scholarship Award
ISBN978-0-395-47690-1
LC ClassPR6039.O32 H6

Structure edit

The structure of The Annotated Hobbit is that of The Hobbit with its 19 chapters. The text is accompanied throughout with marginal notes beside the text and commenting on it by the Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson.[1] The edition includes more than 150 black-and-white illustrations from foreign editions and some that were drawn by Tolkien himself, and some rare poems written by Tolkien.[2][3]

 The HobbitThe Lord of the RingsThe SilmarillionUnfinished TalesThe Annotated HobbitThe History of The HobbitThe History of The Lord of the RingsThe Lost Road and Other WritingsThe Notion Club PapersJ. R. R. Tolkien's explorations of time travelThe Book of Lost TalesThe Lays of BeleriandThe Shaping of Middle-earthThe Shaping of Middle-earthMorgoth's RingThe War of the JewelsThe History of Middle-earthNon-narrative elements in The Lord of the RingsLanguages constructed by J. R. R. TolkienTolkien's artworkTolkien's scriptsPoetry in The Lord of the Rings
Navigable diagram of Tolkien's legendarium. The Annotated Hobbit stands alongside John D. Rateliff's The History of the Hobbit and Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume The History of Middle-earth.

Reception edit

On its publication, The Annotated Hobbit was warmly welcomed in Mythlore by Glen GoodKnight, founder of the Mythopoeic Society. He began with the words "What a treasure trove; what a superb delight!"[4] He was pleased by the annotations, from the briefest of definitions through to quotations from letters and entire poems. He specially liked the many illustrations and photographs, commenting that for some readers, the images of dust jackets and translations will be especially interesting. GoodKnight personally found "most of the foreign illustrations ... technically and artistically embarrassing",[4] but even so the "cumulative effect" of the coverage of editions and translations was "rich and fascinating".[4]

More recently, George W. Beahm has called The Annotated Hobbit "the most informative edition" of The Hobbit.[5] The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey noted that the earliest version of Tolkien's poem "The Hoard" from 1923 was best accessible in this book.[6] The Annotated Hobbit won the 1990 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in "Inkling studies" by the Mythopoeic Society.[7]

Editions edit

In 2002, after the initial publication of The Annotated Hobbit, a "Revised and Expanded Edition" was published. This version included maps and colour paintings. It also provided newer sources and greater understanding of Tolkien's legendarium.[2] The appendix includes a chapter "The Quest of Erebor" about Gandalf's motivation to join Bilbo to the dwarven company.[5] Another British edition was published in 2003 by HarperCollins of London.[8]

Translations edit

See also: Translations of The Hobbit

Translations into other languages include the following:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tolkien, J. R. R. (2002). Anderson, Douglas A. (ed.). The Annotated Hobbit. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618134700.
  2. ^ a b . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "History of the Hobbit: An essential resource book for the forthcoming movie adaptation of The Hobbit" (Press release). Tolkien Library. 13 October 2006.
  4. ^ a b c GoodKnight, Glen H. (1988). "Reviews: A Superb Hobbit". Mythlore. 15 (1). Article 15.
  5. ^ a b Beahm, George W. (2004). The Essential J. R. R. Tolkien Sourcebook: A Fan's Guide to Middle-Earth and Beyond. New Page Books. pp. 22, 23. ISBN 9781564147028.
  6. ^ Shippey, Tom A. (2008) [1982]. Der Weg nach Mittelerde [The Road to Middle-earth] (in German). Klett-Cotta. p. 476. ISBN 978-3-6089-3601-8.
  7. ^ . Mythopoeic Society. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ The annotated hobbit : the hobbit, or, There and back again. OCLC 743079750 – via WorldCat.

January 01, 1970
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The Annotated Hobbit The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an edition of J R R Tolkien s novel The Hobbit with a commentary by Douglas A Anderson It was first published in 1988 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Boston in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first American publication of The Hobbit and by Unwin Hyman of London The Annotated Hobbit The Hobbit or There and Back AgainFront dust jacket of the first editionAuthorJ R R Tolkien Douglas A AndersonGenreLiterary analysisPublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Unwin Hyman HarperCollinsPublication date1988Media typePrintAwardsMythopoeic Scholarship AwardISBN978 0 395 47690 1LC ClassPR6039 O32 H6 Contents 1 Structure 2 Reception 3 Editions 3 1 Translations 4 See also 5 ReferencesStructure editThe structure of The Annotated Hobbit is that of The Hobbit with its 19 chapters The text is accompanied throughout with marginal notes beside the text and commenting on it by the Tolkien scholar Douglas A Anderson 1 The edition includes more than 150 black and white illustrations from foreign editions and some that were drawn by Tolkien himself and some rare poems written by Tolkien 2 3 nbsp Navigable diagram of Tolkien s legendarium The Annotated Hobbit stands alongside John D Rateliff s The History of the Hobbit and Christopher Tolkien s 12 volume The History of Middle earth Reception editOn its publication The Annotated Hobbit was warmly welcomed in Mythlore by Glen GoodKnight founder of the Mythopoeic Society He began with the words What a treasure trove what a superb delight 4 He was pleased by the annotations from the briefest of definitions through to quotations from letters and entire poems He specially liked the many illustrations and photographs commenting that for some readers the images of dust jackets and translations will be especially interesting GoodKnight personally found most of the foreign illustrations technically and artistically embarrassing 4 but even so the cumulative effect of the coverage of editions and translations was rich and fascinating 4 More recently George W Beahm has called The Annotated Hobbit the most informative edition of The Hobbit 5 The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey noted that the earliest version of Tolkien s poem The Hoard from 1923 was best accessible in this book 6 The Annotated Hobbit won the 1990 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inkling studies by the Mythopoeic Society 7 Editions editIn 2002 after the initial publication of The Annotated Hobbit a Revised and Expanded Edition was published This version included maps and colour paintings It also provided newer sources and greater understanding of Tolkien s legendarium 2 The appendix includes a chapter The Quest of Erebor about Gandalf s motivation to join Bilbo to the dwarven company 5 Another British edition was published in 2003 by HarperCollins of London 8 Translations edit See also Translations of The Hobbit Translations into other languages include the following French Le Hobbit annote Translated by Lauzon Daniel Christian Bourgois 2012 ISBN 978 2 267 02389 3 German Das grosse Hobbit Buch The Big Hobbit Book Klett Cotta 2012 ISBN 978 3 608 93714 5 Italian Lo Hobbit annotato Translated by Jeronimidis Conte Elena Griffini Grazia Maria Milano Rusconi 1991 ISBN 88 18 12100 6 Lo Hobbit annotato Bompiani 2004 ISBN 978 8 845 23292 3 Lo Hobbit annotato Bompiani 2017 ISBN 978 8 858 78633 8 Japanese 新版 ホビット 下 ゆきてかえりし物語 第四版 注釈版 Hara Shobo 2012 ISBN 978 4 562 07001 5 Spanish El Hobbit Anotado Ediciones Minotauro 1993 ISBN 978 84 450 7153 3 Polish Hobbit z Objasnieniami The Hobbit with Explanations Wydawnictwo Bukowy Las 2012 ISBN 978 83 62478 62 0 Hungarian A Hobbit Cicero Konyvstudio 2006 ISBN 978 963 539 764 8 Chinese 哈比人 Yilin Press 2011 ISBN 978 7 5447 2527 9 See also editThe History of The Hobbit English language editions of The HobbitReferences edit Tolkien J R R 2002 Anderson Douglas A ed The Annotated Hobbit Boston Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 9780618134700 a b The Annotated Hobbit by Douglas A Anderson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Archived from the original on 1 March 2012 Retrieved 17 November 2012 History of the Hobbit An essential resource book for the forthcoming movie adaptation of The Hobbit Press release Tolkien Library 13 October 2006 a b c GoodKnight Glen H 1988 Reviews A Superb Hobbit Mythlore 15 1 Article 15 a b Beahm George W 2004 The Essential J R R Tolkien Sourcebook A Fan s Guide to Middle Earth and Beyond New Page Books pp 22 23 ISBN 9781564147028 Shippey Tom A 2008 1982 Der Weg nach Mittelerde The Road to Middle earth in German Klett Cotta p 476 ISBN 978 3 6089 3601 8 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award Mythopoeic Society Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 20 November 2012 The annotated hobbit the hobbit or There and back again OCLC 743079750 via WorldCat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Annotated Hobbit amp oldid 1211790825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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