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Tolkien's turning point: Tolkien and the history of tongues

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Tom Shippey's lecture will move from the detail to the (eventual) design of Tolkien's languages, and even the philosophical issues embedded in Tolkien's fiction.
Professionally speaking, Tolkien was a philologist, interested above all in the history and relationships of languages. Personally speaking, he was a self-declared 'niggler', who took immense pains over details. It was a vital moment when he solved a problem, which would have bothered few authors of fantasy, to do with the history and relationship of the languages of Middle-earth. It was this which opened up The Lord of the Rings to its full scale and sweep.

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Tom Shippey
Keywords
literature
tolkien
middle earth
linguistics
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 19/09/2018
Duration: 00:42:42

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