The Hobbit

Bilbo's Pity and Horror: Aristotle, Tolkien, and not Tragedy -- Tolkien's description of Bilbo in the moment he pities Gollum touches on some of the same points as Tragedy as described by Aristotle in The Poetics.

From the Bliss of the Gods to a Jewel Shining in the Darkness -- What the Kilbride Dedication Can Show Us -- A newly revealed poem by Tolkien in his handwritten dedication of a copy of The Hobbit affords us new opportunities for studying his craft as a writer.