Seeking A Better Country Than Middle Earth

Watching Peter Jackson interpret J.R.R. Tolkien is like watching a master jazz impresario play Beethoven. The original is classic; the interpretation as a new work is equally brilliant.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings

Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-“were-bear,” a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders

In which the Dwarves’ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond

You’ll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkien’s escape is much less visible.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome

Tolkien tests his modified genre’s limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep

“Stop dragging and get to the dragon,” silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 12: Inside Information

Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally “burglarizes” the lair of Smaug the Terrible.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 14: Fire and Water

J.R.R. Tolkien’s images of a horrific dragon attack rivals today’s disaster-prone filmmakers.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 15: The Gathering Of The Clouds

Thanks to the book’s final grown-up tone, “The Battle of the Five Armies” may be better than the second “Hobbit” film.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 16: A Thief In The Night

What’s a good Hobbit to do when the returned king becomes a new dragon?
— E. Stephen Burnett —
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