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This is an important book because language-- the study of words, the inventing of language, the art of grammar-- was of supreme interest to Tolkien. The Ring of Words gives reliable insider information about Tolkien's work on the OED. It sheds light on how he changed that great book, and how that great book changed him. I doubt that wordsmiths and linguists will find this book particularly satisfying. But people who love Tolkien really need to know this stuff.
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There is some biographical information, but if you've read alot about Tolkien there was not a lot of new biographical information.
I bought this book after reading at the library for the 3rd Section "Word Studies."
The other two sections are "Tolkien as Lexicographer" and "Tolkien as Wordwright"
Word Studies has information about Tolkien, but it is more about why selected or created words based on their origins, so it delves more into his background and how he used it.
Most Tolkien fans know how im ...more
I bought this book after reading at the library for the 3rd Section "Word Studies."
The other two sections are "Tolkien as Lexicographer" and "Tolkien as Wordwright"
Word Studies has information about Tolkien, but it is more about why selected or created words based on their origins, so it delves more into his background and how he used it.
Most Tolkien fans know how im ...more
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