From Children’s Book to Epic Prequel: Peter Jackson’s Transformation of Tolkien’s \u3ci\u3eThe Hobbit\u3c/i\u3e

Riga, Frank P.; Thum, Maureen; Kollmann, Judith

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From Children’s Book to Epic Prequel: Peter Jackson’s Transformation of Tolkien’s \u3ci\u3eThe Hobbit\u3c/i\u3e

Authors: Frank P. Riga
Maureen Thum
Judith Kollmann
Publication date: 15 April 2014
Publisher: SWOSU Digital Commons

Abstract

Makes the case that Jackson’s sometimes controversial screenwriting decisions actually echo Tolkien’s own abortive attempt to revise and change The Hobbit to bring it into line with the mood and milieu of The Lord of the Rings

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