Aside from other books by J.R.R Tolkien, please help me find books that have same plot or story as The Hobbit.....
2006-08-18 03:40:42 · 5 answers · asked by Lynx 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Stories like The Hobbit are derived from ancient mythology. They are epic quests. A quest is a difficult journey where the hero encounter problems and has to solve them. There are battle sometimes huge, sometimes the hero must overcome a Titan opponent. It is an age old tale told over and over again.
Tolkien was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature, Germanic and Norse mythologies, Finnish mythology, the Bible, and Greek mythology.[41] The works most often cited as sources for Tolkien's stories include Beowulf, the Kalevala, the Poetic Edda, the Volsunga saga and the Hervarar saga.[42] Tolkien himself acknowledged Homer, Sophocles, and the Kalevala as influences or sources for some of his stories and ideas.[43] His borrowings also came from numerous Middle English works and poems. A major philosophical influence on his writing is King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy known as the Lays of Boethius.[44] Characters in The Lord of the Rings such as Frodo, Treebeard, and Elrond make noticeably Boethian remarks.
The story of Perseus is a quest tale, Beowulf, Harry Potter, Rocky etc. The names and places change but the plot remains the same or similar.
2006-08-18 04:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fairly good, contemporary selection would be Christopher Paolini's books: Eragon and Eldest. Many of the patterns present in The Hobbit are manifested here as well. Moreover, Paolini's books are targeted at more or less the same audience as The Hobbit, so if you liked the latter, then you may enjoy the former as well.
2006-08-18 04:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by sleepwalkingdreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you're looking for the same kind of "journey" of the main character, rather than books about the exact same things..
Beowolf
Grendel
Eaters of the Dead - Michael Crichton
The Finnsburg Encounter: A Novel - Matthew Dickerson
Whose Song Is Sung - Frank Shaefer
Crashlander - Larry Niven
The Legacy of Heorot - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steve Barnes
probably many more, they're all essentially based on the Scandinavian legend of Beowulf
2006-08-18 03:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by tcindie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books I'm about to give are adventurous and action-related, but are not continuations of The Hobbit, as I'm sure you'd know. Terry Brooks-- Shannara series is quite adventurous. Harry Potter series is very good, too. Hope you like them!
2006-08-18 03:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by flit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Shannara series by Terry Brooks it has elves and wizards and dark sorcerers, and orks.
also the Dragon Lance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickmand
2006-08-19 07:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by mtlmnc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋