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The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
2016. urn:nbn:hr:142:941739
Magić, Antonija
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Magić, A. (2016). The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

Magić, Antonija. "The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

Magić, Antonija. "The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

Magić, A. (2016). 'The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 20 March 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

Magić A. The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2016 [cited 2025 March 20] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

A. Magić, "The Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2016. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:941739

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TitleThe Nature of Hero(es) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
Title (croatian)Narav heroja u romanu "Hobit" J. R. R. Tolkiena
AuthorAntonija Magić
MentorLjubica Matek (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2016-09-14, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Theory and History of Literature
Abstract
The Hobbit is a children’s fantasy novel written by a widely respected English linguist and writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Tolkien, famous for his vigorous defence of fantastic literature, wrote a poignant chronicle of a hobbit Bilbo Baggins set in Middle-earth in the years 2941 to 2942 of the Third Age. Although primarily a fairy tale, the book is both complex and sophisticated when all of its intricacies are taken into consideration. The novel depicts rises and falls of Bilbo Baggins who embarks on an unlikely adventure of his life with Gandalf the wizard and a company of thirteen Dwarves. The apprehensive home-loving hobbit agrees to participate in a brave feat because he is motivated by the promised prize – a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. The unexpected journey takes the inexperienced Bilbo into the wilderness of pristine woods, impassable mountains, and unexplored caves with dangerous Wargs, giant spiders, deadly Goblins and Orcs, Eagles, Trolls, and a Gollum. Wandering through a maze of danger Bilbo Baggins finds his deeply rooted courage, learns the true extent of his bravery and shows an enviable aptitude for burglary. His story is told in a form of an episodic quest in which the central themes are forms of heroism and personal growth. This paper explores the idea of heroism through the characters in the story, and examines what it means to be a literary and a hobbit hero.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:941739
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije)
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