This reminds me of Barfield's "Poetic Diction". Tolkien uses the words "web" and "lob", well aware of their meanings both then and now; and the differences...
In today's column by Michael Gerson (a political columnist syndicated to many newspapers), he talks about sub-creation and attributes the term to Tolkien: ...
Here's an article from _The Chronicle of Higher Education_ on Tolkien's importance to modern medieval studies: _http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i44/44a00801.htm_...
John Gravois, the author of the article linked to, writes: "Elvish, a language created by Tolkien, is one of the most widely spoken invented languages —...
... Not to mention Volapuk...! But really, Carl, we're supposed to infer what he *means* and not simply understand what he said... [eye-rolling] -- Lynn --...
Here's something very silly I happened to come across last week: Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the RIngs' as experienced by a bunch of numskulls trying to play...
Perhaps it would have been more accurate for him to have written "one of the most widely KNOWN invented languages", since a great many people know about it and...
... have written "one ... a great many ... how it looks and ... So its recognition ... low. Fair enough, but the column's reference to 'speaking' or 'knowing'...
What a delight! You certainly brightened my day. As a fan of Bill and Ted movies, at least the first one, I really appreciated this silly link and laughed as I...
... Or Indo-European. Of course. But I'm willing to cut him a break on that point, since Bilbo himself often uses "Elvish" when he means Sindarin (e.g....
... himself often uses "Elvish" when he means Sindarin (e.g. "Translations from the Elvish" or "I thought you knew enough Elvish at least to know dun-adan: Man...
Greetings! And welcome to my newsletter for July, 2007. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me! To...
... 'speaking' ... "Elvish" is ... theory, speak ... Romance, or ... to cut him a break on ... "Elvish" when he means ... thought you knew enough ... West,...
Oh, John, thank you so much - this is great (I must send it to my son, who will also love it); just really good facial expressions and word bubbles! <grin> Um,...
... or "Quenya" actually appear anywhere in the narrative proper (unsurprisingly in the former case, since at the time it was still "Noldorin.") I never...
Are there any writers who will be guests at Mythcon besides the people mentioned in Progress Report 2? I ask because I would like to know what books I should...
King's reflections on endings: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044682,00.html ************************************** David D. Oberhelman Associate Professor ...
We expect to have: Jon DeCles Lisa Goldstein Ellen Klages Pat Murphy Susan Palwick Diana L. Paxson Madeleine Robins Sherwood Smith also scholars: Marjorie...
Am I the only one who got this message? It's an interesting marketing campaign, and Eddison's WORM certainly qualifies, but I wonder what else they'll include...
... with an unresolved ... (or Old English?) -- ... It's definitely Sindarin. I would suggest that the etymology isn't unresolved, either, although the note...
... interesting marketing ... but I wonder what ... ever extends ... Probably Morris' romances (although they're available elsewhere). The one I would really...
I was surfing Wikipedia today when I came across the following statement. It's in the entry for "eucatastrophe". Usually the people who writes the entries...
... Yes, and probably nothing more than marketing. To try to point to The Worm Ouroboros as a genuine *source* for The Lord of the Rings and The Children of...
... It has, however, been tried. I've seen an article on Eddison discussing his relation to Tolkien. The writer states that the archaisms in LOTR increase...
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