‘I always felt that something ought to be done about the word…’: Tolkien's latchwords

A series of free seminars to commemorate the death of J. R. R. Tolkien, to be held in 2023/2024 in the University of Oxford. The talks present an introduction and further background to Tolkien’s life, work, and legacy. They have an academic approach, but they are also aimed at those who have read Tolkien’s work but are interested in gaining a bit more insight into his life, career, and writings.

WEEK 3 – May 6
Edmund Weiner (Oxford English Dictionary)
‘I always felt that something ought to be done about the word…’: Tolkien’s latchwords
CHAIR: Simon Horobin (Magdalen)

tolkien50.web.ox.ac.uk/event/tolkien-50th-anniversary-seminar-series

Date: 6 May 2024, 17:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Venue:
Magdalen College
High Street OX1 4AU
See location on maps.ox

Details: Magdalen College (Summer Common Room)
Speaker: Edmund Weiner (Oxford English Dictionary)
Organisers: Professor Simon Horobin (University of Oxford), Grace Khuri (University of Oxford), Professor Giuseppe Pezzini (University of Oxford)
Part of: Tolkien 50th Anniversary Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
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