Transcript Fantazy as a trend in modern literature.”Hobbit” by Tolkien

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The book that shook the world.
• “Hobbit” is an epic high fantasy
novel written by English philologist
and university of Oxford professor
J.R.R.Tolkien.
• Tolkien`s children`s fantasy novel
“The Hobbit”, eventually developed
into a much larger work, “The Lord
of Rings”. It was written during
World War 2.
What is amazing?
 “The Lord of Rings” is the
second best selling novel
ever written, with over 150
million copies sold.
 The book includes
philology, mythology,
religion and the author`s
distance for the effects of
industrialization.
 Since mid-century Tolkien
has made a tremendous
influence of the modern
image of the genre. His
famous book “The Hobbit”
fits into the genre of
fantasy. The author
developed his literary
genre, made it popular with
the readers. His fantasy
also may be classified as a
philosophical prose.
Fantasy is a genre of fiction,
based on the use of
mythological and fairy-tale
motives. Fantasy may be
classified as a philosophical
prose.
The representatives of the trend.
In the genre of fantasy worked
1.James Cabell
2.Jo Abercrombie
3.David Edding
4.Dmitry V. Raspopov
5.Sergey V. Karelin
6. Arthur C. Clarke
Facts of biography John Ronald Reuel
Tolkien.
•J.R.R. Tolkien was born in the town of
Bloemfontain, South Africa on January 3
1892.
•He died on September 2, 1973
•Tolkien attended King Edward's Schoo
Birmingham.
Creative activity of J.R.R.Tolkien.
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Creative activity of J.R.R.Tolkien.
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The central idea and the theme of
the book.
•The major theme of “The Hobbit” is a
quest, one of the oldest themes in
literature.
•The idea of hobbits was rooted in his
experiences with rural Englishmen of his
own time, Bilbo’s development might
allegorically represent the heroism of
England in World War I or the inner,
latent heroism common to everyone.
The major characters of the
“Hobbit”:
•Gollum is a short creature, very skinny, with
big glowing eyes.
•Gollum speaks of himself in the plural first
person.
Gandalf, a major character.
•Gandalf is one of the most powerful Maiar
junior angelic spirits.
•The real name of Gandalf is Olorin.
•He is immortal, as any magician is.
Thorin Duboschit , a major character.
•Son Traini II, became the new King of the
Mountain pod.
Bilbo Baggins, a major character.
•Short, stout hobbit.
•Date of Birth: 2890 Third Age.
•Hobbit is good-natured and a bit lazy, he
loved a good dinner (twice a day), he
smoked a pipe sitting at the door and
basking in the sun.
Smaug, a major character.
•This is one of the dragons living in the
Misty Mountains.
• He attacked the kingdom of the
dwarfs.
Minor characters:
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Thranduil,Elrond,Bard Archer
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Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori,
Ori, SPE, Gloin, Bofur and
Bombur - satellites and relatives
of Thorin
 Dain-King of the Iron Hills
dwarves.
 Supreme Goblin- Goblin leadre
Misty Mountains.
 Bolg –the Goblin`s king.,Azog`s
son.
Why did the book by Tolkien
shake the world?
The reason of it is in the following facts:
• the book has an exciting plot;
• incredible adventures and the most
memorable stories;
• it can be read by people of any age as
there is philosophy, secret and
very wise sense at every turn of the plot.
As a result:
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The enduring popularity of the book has led to numerous
references in popular culture, for founding of many societies
by fans of Tolkien`s works and the publication of many books
about Tolkien and his works.
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The book inspired and continues to inspire, artworks, music,
films and television, video games, and subsequent literature.
Award-winning adaptations of the “Hobbit” have been made
for radio, theatre and 3 epic fantasy adventure films.
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