[PDF.89yq] The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

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 | #1669882 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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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Tolkien and His Word Journey - Insightful and Fascinating!|By P.H. Massey|I've just started to plow through this detailed history of Tolkien's involvement with the development of the first edition of the OED. I did not know what to expect and should not have been surprised to see the level of detail in presenting Tolkien as a lexicographer and wordwright, as well as, exploring| ||"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...

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