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A' Hobat, no A-null 's Air Ais A-rithist: The Hobbit in Scottish Gaelic
Wprowadzenie do świata śródziemia, ojczyzny elfów, czarodziejów, krasnoludów, orków i innych istot opisanych we "Władcy pierścieni" oraz "Silmarillionie" - opowieściach, które zrodziły się w wyobraźni J.R.R. Tolkiena, autora wszech czasów. Poza tekstem utworu Tolkiena to wydanie "Hobbita" zawiera szczegółowe wyjaśnienia dotyczące źródeł, kreacji postaci, opisów miejsc pojawiających się w tym klasycznym już dziele. Towarzyszy im ponad 150 ilustracji, m.in. oryginalne rysunki Tolkiena, wykonane przez niego mapy i kolorowe obrazki. Z książki dowiadujemy się o pracy pisarskiej Tolkiena, o wpływach, jakim podlegał, jego zainteresowaniach oraz ich związkach ze światem śródziemia. Otrzymujemy też ważne informacje o życiu autora oraz historię wydawania "Hobbita". Douglas A. Anderson pokazuje, w jaki sposób opowieść ta jest zharmonizowana z resztą wymyślonego przez Tolkiena świata. Wynajduje także istotne i często zaskakujące związki Hobbita z naszym światem oraz z historią literatury od braci Grimm do C.S. Lewisa.
- GenresFantasy
294 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1937
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J.R.R. Tolkien
779 books77.2k followersJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien: writer, artist, scholar, linguist. Known to millions around the world as the author of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien spent most of his life teaching at the University of Oxford where he was a distinguished academic in the fields of Old and Middle English and Old Norse. His creativity, confined to his spare time, found its outlet in fantasy works, stories for children, poetry, illustration and invented languages and alphabets.
Tolkien’s most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns – love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride – giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this ‘legendarium’ that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children’s stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
Tolkien’s most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns – love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride – giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this ‘legendarium’ that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children’s stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
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January 1, 2025
The narration and portrayals of Bilbo and Gandalf are solid, but other characterizations were frequently tiresome. The most irritating aspect of the production is that for many of the dialogues, it seemed that the microphone focus changed to whomever is in "frame" and the others conversant voices switch to being in the background. I was constantly changing the volume on the car CD player to hear all of the voices. Terribly frustrating. Less annoying is that some of the filler sounds and music sound like they are from the original 1960s Star Trek series. I don't mind this with Star Trek but it doesnt suit The Hobbit. Maybe the sounds and music are a sign of when this radio production was produced?
Regarding the "abridgment", I missed hearing more descriptions of the settings and environments, e.g., Bag End, woods, streams, etc. In my opinion there is an overabundance of dialogue at the detriment of description. However, since the packaging listed that this program was produced for radio (versus being an audiobook), I understand the reliance on dialogue. I prefer the The Hobbit 1968 BBC Radio production.
Regarding the "abridgment", I missed hearing more descriptions of the settings and environments, e.g., Bag End, woods, streams, etc. In my opinion there is an overabundance of dialogue at the detriment of description. However, since the packaging listed that this program was produced for radio (versus being an audiobook), I understand the reliance on dialogue. I prefer the The Hobbit 1968 BBC Radio production.
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