The Ring of Words

The Ring of Words Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

Three senior editors at the Oxford English Dictionary examine Tolkien's career as a lexicographer who spent two years on the staff of the OED, analyze its influence on his creative use of language in his fictional works, and probe the origins and meaning of such Tolkienesque words as "hobbit," "Ent," and "mithril."
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Moray Lyle McIntosh@bookish_arcadia
4 stars
Dec 5, 2021