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The problem was with the e-book. Whoever was responsible for editing it did a poor job. Many of the Old English characters did not come through correctly. Instead of þ (thorn) it had p in all instances. ñ was subsituted in for some vowel, probably æ, but I can't recall at the moment. Oddly enough, ð came through just fine. Anyways, I can't rate a book highly for seriously misrepresenting the OE words, which they are often the point of the text.
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The Ring of Words describes the powerful and unique relationship between Tolkien's creative use of language in his fictional works and his professional work on the Oxford English Dictionary. Tolkien's earliest employment was as an assistant on the staff of the OED, and he later said that he had 'learned more in those two years than in any other equal part of [his] life'. Here three authors, themselves senior editors of the OED, engage directly with Tolkien's language and his fictional world. Two discursive sections explore Tolkien as a lexicographer and his creativity as a word user and creator; while the main section of the book is made up of individual 'word studies' which explore words found in Tolkien's fiction in terms of their origins, development, and significance in his fictional world. Words such as 'hobbit', 'attercop', 'precious', 'Smeagol', and 'waybread' are explored in fascinating detail. The Ring of Words offers a new and unexplored angle on the creative world of one of our most famous and well-loved writers, presenting new archive material for the first time.
- 本の長さ234ページ
- 言語英語
- 出版社Oxford Univ Pr
- 発売日2006/7/1
- 寸法13.97 x 1.91 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-100198610696
- ISBN-13978-0198610694
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a valuable contribution to study of the OED itself....The Ring of Words successfully reunites the academic and creative aspects of Tolkien. (John Garth, TLS)
著者について
Peter Gilliver is an Associate Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and is also working on a history of the OED. Jeremy Marshall is an Associate Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and co-author of Questions of English. Edmund Weiner is Deputy Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. He has written several books on English grammar and usage and teaches an annual course in the history of English.
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- 出版社 : Oxford Univ Pr (2006/7/1)
- 発売日 : 2006/7/1
- 言語 : 英語
- ハードカバー : 234ページ
- ISBN-10 : 0198610696
- ISBN-13 : 978-0198610694
- 寸法 : 13.97 x 1.91 x 21.59 cm
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Denis Bridoux
5つ星のうち5.0
A great work of scholarship
2013年1月6日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
In the late 1910s and early 1920s, J.R.R. Tolkien contributed to the writing of the Oxford English dictionary. The author, who is a current collaborator of the O.E.D., has gone over JRRT's entries and, with the use of OED archive, where his cards are stored, gives us a fascinating insider's view of the way his mind functioned and how he came to write his contributions.
John D. Cofield
5つ星のうち5.0
A Fine Addition To Tolkien Scholarship
2006年7月13日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
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, were able to examine the actual scraps of paper on which Tolkien wrote drafts for definitions and etymologies of words (primarily beginning with W) to be included in the OED. To an outsider such work could seem tedious in the extreme, but since the authors are as fascinated by the origins and developments of words as Tolkien was himself, they help us see how intriguing such work can be. (Indeed, Tolkien was so enthusiastic that many of his definitions had to be severely edited by the then Editor, who thus gained time and space at the expense of some great scholarship.)
The second section, on Tolkien as wordwright, I found particularly interesting. Having been an enthusiastic student of Middle earth since the age of 12 in 1969, I am very familiar with Tolkien's enormous vocabulary and love of words, and this section brings new light to Tolkien's deep knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and other ancient tongues, and to his readings of such authors as William Morris and H.R. Haggard, among many others. Here the reader recognizes anew that Tolkien's chosen career of philology was not just his job, but also his passion.
The third section is devoted to word studies and gives short histories of some of the terms, like Middle earth, Hobbit, mathom, etc, which Tolkien used throughout his writings. These are sometimes archaic terms like nuncheon and sometimes words developed by Tolkien himself such as eucatastrophe and legendarium, which have now entered the English language.
This is a scholarly but highly accessible work which will be appreciated by Tolkien scholars and anyone else who loves the English language.
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, were able to examine the actual scraps of paper on which Tolkien wrote drafts for definitions and etymologies of words (primarily beginning with W) to be included in the OED. To an outsider such work could seem tedious in the extreme, but since the authors are as fascinated by the origins and developments of words as Tolkien was himself, they help us see how intriguing such work can be. (Indeed, Tolkien was so enthusiastic that many of his definitions had to be severely edited by the then Editor, who thus gained time and space at the expense of some great scholarship.)
The second section, on Tolkien as wordwright, I found particularly interesting. Having been an enthusiastic student of Middle earth since the age of 12 in 1969, I am very familiar with Tolkien's enormous vocabulary and love of words, and this section brings new light to Tolkien's deep knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and other ancient tongues, and to his readings of such authors as William Morris and H.R. Haggard, among many others. Here the reader recognizes anew that Tolkien's chosen career of philology was not just his job, but also his passion.
The third section is devoted to word studies and gives short histories of some of the terms, like Middle earth, Hobbit, mathom, etc, which Tolkien used throughout his writings. These are sometimes archaic terms like nuncheon and sometimes words developed by Tolkien himself such as eucatastrophe and legendarium, which have now entered the English language.
This is a scholarly but highly accessible work which will be appreciated by Tolkien scholars and anyone else who loves the English language.
A. Howes
5つ星のうち5.0
Fascinating !
2019年10月5日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
A fascinating glimpse into the life of JRRT and anninteresting etymology of Middle-Earth.
PM IFIVE
5つ星のうち5.0
Tolkien and His Word Journey - Insightful and Fascinating!
2014年11月15日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
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 numerous examples of Tolkien's contributions through word studies and his ever-focused interest in philology. The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary, is a welcomed glimpse into Tolkien's participation and influence in the rigorous process of establishing the one and only dictionary of dictionaries, the OED. I would also add that this is not an easy read in that you really have to enjoy the extremely concentrated focus, peculiarities, and origins of words. It is intended for those who savor the detailed personality and skill it takes to establish a standard definition for a given word from the past or one that is created out of the wonderfully complex mind of Tolkien himself. It is one thing to flesh out the meaning of a single word and totally another thing to see Tolkien take his experience working on the OED as the springboard for creating several complete languages of the peoples and creatures of middle-earth. I look forward to mining through the little details and nuances presented in this book and hope that it will enable me (and you) to see the larger world of words with greater appreciation for Tolkien’s imprint on the OED and society as well.