A NEW BOOK ON THE HOBBIT

So, here's a new (forthcoming) book on THE HOBBIT due out sometime later in the year from Palgrave/Macmillan, part of their Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon.

J. R. R. TOLKIEN: REALIZING HISTORY THROUGH FANTASY by Rbt T. Tally Jr.

I had not heard of this one before; thanks to D. for the link:

https://link.springer.com/book/9783031112652?fbclid=IwAR39VJHQHGz0-qUVOBro9YFN2ICBLA-AnE3traZddaWs_oF9iIbKJqg53Ao&fs=e&s=cl

Having written so much on THE HOBBIT myself, I confess I'm curious what approach Tally will choose. From the online description it sounds as if he's chosen a Marxist approach, which I don't think has been done at book-length before. Probably not my cup of tea, but I'll want to check it out for that very reason.

--John R.

--current reading: Peter Cannon book