[PDF.00nz] The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

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 | #1580156 in Books |  2006-07-01 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.60 x.80 x8.60l, | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||56 of 56 people found the following review helpful.| A Fine Addition To Tolkien Scholarship|By John D. Cofield|This short (229 pages plus bibliography and index) but highly important work will become an absolute necessity for all Tolkien admirers.

There are three sections. The first deals with Tolkien's brief but productive period working on the Oxford English Dictionary. The authors, who are all Editors of the OED| ||"The connection between his time spent mired in the drudgery of lexicography, his deeply felt and lifelong passion for philology, and the consequent meticulous craftsmanship of his writing, is all impeccably demonstrated in this fascinating assessment of Tolk

Tolkien's first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the OED. He later said that he had "learned more in those two years than in any other equal part of his life." The Ring of Words reveals how his professional work on the Oxford English Dictionary influenced Tolkien's creative use of language in his fictional world.
Here three senior editors of the OED offer an intriguing exploration of Tolkien...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary   |  Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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