Legacy The Hobbit

1 legacy

1.1 lord of rings
1.2 in education
1.3 adaptations
1.4 collectors market

legacy
the lord of rings

while hobbit has been adapted , elaborated upon in many ways, sequel lord of rings claimed greatest legacy. plots share same basic structure progressing in same sequence: stories begin @ bag end, home of bilbo baggins; bilbo hosts party sets novel s main plot motion; gandalf sends protagonist quest eastward; elrond offers haven , advice; adventurers escape dangerous creatures underground (goblin town/moria); engage group of elves (the elvenking s realm/lothlórien); traverse desolate region (desolation of smaug/the dead marshes); received , nourished small settlement of men (lake-town/ithilien); fight in massive battle (the battle of 5 armies/battle of pelennor fields); journey climaxes within infamous mountain peak (lonely mountain/mount doom); descendant of kings restored ancestral throne (bard/aragorn); , questing party returns home find in deteriorated condition (having possessions auctioned off/the scouring of shire).

the lord of rings contains several more supporting scenes, , has more sophisticated plot structure, following paths of multiple characters. tolkien wrote later story in less humorous tones , infused more complex moral , philosophical themes. differences between 2 stories can cause difficulties when readers, expecting them similar, find not. many of thematic , stylistic differences arose because tolkien wrote hobbit story children, , lord of rings same audience, had subsequently grown since publication. further, tolkien s concept of middle-earth continually change , evolve throughout life , writings.

in education

the style , themes of book have been seen stretch young readers literacy skills, preparing them approach works of dickens , shakespeare. contrast, offering advanced younger readers modern teenage-oriented fiction may not exercise reading skills, while material may contain themes more suited adolescents. 1 of several books have been recommended 11- 14-year-old boys encourage literacy in demographic, hobbit promoted original , still best fantasy ever written.

several teaching guides , books of study notes have been published teachers , students gain book. hobbit introduces literary concepts, notably allegory, young readers, work has been seen have allegorical aspects reflecting life , times of author. meanwhile, author himself rejected allegorical reading of work. tension can introduce readers readerly , writerly interpretations, tenets of new criticism, , critical tools freudian analysis, such sublimation, in approaching literary works.

another approach critique taken in classroom has been propose insignificance of female characters in story sexist. while bilbo may seen literary symbol of small folk of gender, gender-conscious approach can students establish notions of socially symbolic text meaning generated tendentious readings of given work. interpretation, ironic first authorized adaptation stage production in girls school.

adaptations


gollum depicted in 1989 comic-book adaptation david wenzel

the first authorized adaptation of hobbit appeared in march 1953, stage production st. margaret s school, edinburgh. hobbit has since been adapted other media many times.

the first motion picture adaptation of hobbit, 12-minute film of cartoon stills, commissioned gene deitch william l. snyder in 1966, related deitch himself. film publicly screened in new york city. in 1969 (over 30 years after first publication), tolkien sold film , merchandising rights hobbit united artists under agreement stipulating lump sum payment of £10,000 plus 7.5% royalty after costs, payable allen & unwin , author. in 1976 (three years after author s death) united artists sold rights saul zaentz company, trade tolkien enterprises. since authorized adaptations have been signed-off tolkien enterprises. in 1997 tolkien enterprises licensed film rights miramax, assigned them in 1998 new line cinema. heirs of tolkien, including son christopher tolkien, filed suit against new line cinema in february 2008 seeking payment of profits , entitled cancel... future rights of new line... produce, distribute, and/or exploit future films based upon trilogy and/or films... and/or... films based on hobbit. in september 2009, , new line reached undisclosed settlement, , has withdrawn legal objection hobbit films.

the bbc radio 4 series hobbit radio drama adaptation michael kilgarriff, broadcast in 8 parts (four hours in total) september november 1968. starred anthony jackson narrator, paul daneman bilbo , heron carvic gandalf. series released on audio cassette in 1988 , on cd in 1997.

the hobbit, animated version of story produced rankin/bass, debuted television movie in united states in 1977. in 1978, romeo muller won peabody award teleplay hobbit. film nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation, lost star wars. adaptation has been called execrable , confusing not familiar plot.

a children s opera written , premiered in 2004. composer , librettist dean burry commissioned canadian children s opera chorus, produced premiere in toronto, ontario, , subsequently toured maritime provinces same year. opera has since been produced several times in north america including in tulsa, sarasota , toronto.

in decembers of 2012, 2013, , 2014, metro-goldwyn-mayer , new line cinema released 1 part each of three-part live-action film version produced , directed peter jackson. titles hobbit: unexpected journey, hobbit: desolation of smaug, , hobbit: battle of 5 armies.

a three-part comic-book adaptation script chuck dixon , sean deming , illustrated david wenzel published eclipse comics in 1989. in 1990 one-volume edition released unwin paperbacks. cover artwork original illustrator david wenzel. reprint collected in 1 volume released del rey books in 2001. cover, illustrated donato giancola, awarded association of science fiction artists award best cover illustration in 2002.

in 1999, hobbit: 3-d pop-up adventure published, illustrations john howe , paper engineering andrew baron.

me games ltd (formerly middle-earth play-by-mail), has won several origins awards, uses battle of 5 armies introductory scenario full game , includes characters , armies book.

several computer , video games, both licensed , unlicensed, have been based on story. 1 of successful hobbit, award-winning computer game published in 1982 beam software , published melbourne house compatibility computers available @ time. copy of novel included in each game package. game not retell story, rather sits alongside it, using book s narrative both structure , motivate gameplay. game won golden joystick award strategy game of year in 1983 , responsible popularizing phrase, thorin sits down , starts singing gold.

collectors market

while reliable figures difficult obtain, estimated global sales of hobbit run between 35 , 100 million copies since 1937. in uk hobbit has not retreated top 5,000 books of nielsen bookscan since 1995, when index began, achieving three-year sales peak rising 33,084 (2000) 142,541 (2001), 126,771 (2002) , 61,229 (2003), ranking @ 3rd position in nielsens evergreen book list. enduring popularity of hobbit makes printings of book attractive collectors items. first printing of first english-language edition can sell between £6,000 , £20,000 @ auction, although price signed first edition has reached on £60,000.