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Another short book, on a very familiar topic. I began my making a list of the topics generally considered – pagan vs. Christian, fatalism, critique of heroism, etc. all cultural issues – and decided to bypass them, concentrating instead on what had made the poem so embarrassing for modern critics, and on its surprising complexity, both structurally and verbally.
28 de abr. de 2011 · The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular ...
16 de mar. de 2023 · Tom Shippey. by Levi Roach. by Judith Green. The Viking Age is generally agreed to have ended, as far as England was concerned, on 25 September 1066, when Harald Harðráði, or ‘Hardline Harald’, was killed and his army all but annihilated at Stamford Bridge. This put an end to the steady progress of the Vikings from raiders to settlers to ...
29 de jul. de 2019 · Traducimos la entrevista que la Sociedad Tolkien de Alemania, la Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft, ha realizado a Tom Shippey con motivo de su visita a Alemania para participar en la Tolkien Thing 2019. Agradecemos a nuestros compañeros de la Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft que nos ofrezcan esta entrevista tan interesante y útil.
Prof. Tom Shippey, himself a medievalist and a philologist, author of The Road to Middle-earth and J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, defines comparative philology and explains its importance for J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary works.
Professor Emeritus, Saint Louis University
1 de ene. de 2000 · Tom Shippey continuously gave examples with explanations of the root words of the vocabulary (ranging from character to place names) that makes JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth adventures. There were a few times I got lost in these detailed explanations, I think this would not have been so if I had a much better understanding than I do of Tolkien's works (the kind that is gained with many rereads ...
