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Overview"""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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Gilliver (, ^IOxford English Dictionary^R) , Jeremy Marshall (, ^IOxford English Dictionary^R) , Edmund Weiner (, ^IOxford English Dictionary^R)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.421kg ISBN: 9780198610694ISBN 10: 0198610696 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 July 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Tolkien as Lexicographer; 2. Tolkien as Wordwright; 3. Word Studies; Epilogue: Tolkien's influence on the English Language; Bibliography; IndexReviewsa valuable contribution to study of the OED itself...The Ring of Words successfully reunites the academic and creative aspects of Tolkien. John Garth, TLS Author InformationPeter 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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