Exploring Tolkien

111. This is why Tolkien SHOULD have rewritten The Hobbit : The Hobbit #7

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We weren’t huge fans of Tolkien’s changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite–but chapter 2 surprised us with it’s pitch-perfect changes! Some of the things we discuss are:

  • Want the first edition of The Hobbit? Get ready to pay!
  • Middle-earth gains space–and is now the “character” we know
  • Gandalf’s got a horse–and he’s AWESOME!
  • Bilbo is more helpless and forgotten–and it’s better
  • JRR Tolkien’s prose is more expertly crafted
  • Listen to Tolkien Reading “Roast Mutton”

    • In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

    • Why does Tolkien refer to the Dwarves gold as “enchanted”
    • And why is the gold “pale”?  Does is have a greater meaning than just a color choice?
    • The Hobbit film fan-edit — let’s watch it together!

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