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Old 11-23-2012, 06:54 AM   #1
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Pipe Hobbit Article by Michael Drout

A series called "75 reasons why you should read The Hobbit before watching the films" is currently being posted on "The Tolkienist"'s website. The newest article by Michael Drout compares the heroic world and the bourgeois world and has some very insightful thoughts on the misunderstandings that result from their cultural clash. I found it very well worth reading and highly recommend it to you!
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Old 11-23-2012, 12:10 PM   #2
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Well worth reading indeed! Fascinating to see the dwarves placed within the context of the heroic world.

I might quibble that not all the elements Drout mentions belong to the heroic world, as some of Faerie sneaks in as well, but he is better read in the Northern epics than I am so I'm willing to be quite amenable to his argument.
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An enjoyable article, though the title is misleading or at least ambiguous. 75 reasons? At any rate, definitely worth the read.
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Old 11-24-2012, 09:17 AM   #4
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The "75 reasons", LMP, refers to the entire project The Tolkienist has developed, not just this one article by Drout.

The Tolkienist is posting articles by major Tolkien critics, scholars, and writers who are arguing for reading the book before seeing the movie. He plans on having 75 contributions, hence, 75 reasons.
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The "75 reasons", LMP, refers to the entire project The Tolkienist has developed, not just this one article by Drout.

The Tolkienist is posting articles by major Tolkien critics, scholars, and writers who are arguing for reading the book before seeing the movie. He plans on having 75 contributions, hence, 75 reasons.
Ah! Thanks for the explanation.
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Old 11-24-2012, 09:31 AM   #6
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It helps that I know him, having finally met him at Return of the Ring last August.

He's quite an energetic Tolkien fan and very much involved in the online Tolkien community. It's worth following his blog.
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