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Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

1983

Children in fantasy

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The Childlike Hobbit, Tisa Ho Dec 1983

The Childlike Hobbit, Tisa Ho

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Considers aspects of the depiction of hobbits in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that emphasize their childlike qualities, and considers questions of the significance of this depiction and of the intended audience for these works.