"Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in 'The Lord of the Rings'." By J. R. R. Tolkien "Parma Eldalamberon," 'The Book of Elven-tongues', is a...
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britomart3
Sep 11, 2007 1:18 pm
Thank you for letting us know. I was just thinking of her this weekend; as I rocked my daughter, I was quoting some of Aunt Beast's lines from Wrinkle to her,...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 11, 2007 9:53 pm
Diana Glyer's excellent book, THE COMPANY THEY KEEP, has been chosen as part of the YBP's Core 1000 (second quarter 2007). Libraries are no doubt familiar with...
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John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Sep 11, 2007 10:10 pm
Excellent news! Congratulations to Diana (and also to David, Who Helped). --JDR...
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Mike Foster
mafoster@...
Sep 11, 2007 10:21 pm
Cheers indeed, not to mention kudos as well. Mike ... From: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mythsoc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John D Rateliff Sent:...
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Doug Kane
voronwe1
Sep 11, 2007 10:41 pm
Congratulations to Diana! That's definitely wonderful news. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Cole Matson
ncmnyu
Sep 12, 2007 3:39 am
Merlin, Thank you for those links re: BAS. Dr. Nokes especially has a good point in that we haven't yet seen the movie; it may yet surprise us. I hope so. (And...
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David Emerson
emerdavid1
Sep 12, 2007 5:17 pm
Yay, Diana!!!! ... emerdavid ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 13, 2007 11:11 pm
http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25341-2649284,00.html A very enthusiastic article from the Times Literary Supplement-- yay!...
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Merlin DeTardo
not_thou
Sep 14, 2007 4:13 pm
... <<http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25341-2649284,00.html A very enthusiastic article from the Times Literary Supplement-- yay! ... Congratulations...
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David Bratman
dbratman1
Sep 14, 2007 6:32 pm
... That's a charitable way to put it. ... Nor is Valinor "a kind of death," though Frodo will surely die there, because he is mortal. That's a pretty...
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John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Sep 14, 2007 7:56 pm
... Yes, he does. But that shouldn't overshadow that it's a real milestone for Diana's book to be reviewed in a prestigious journal like the TLS. Many...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 14, 2007 8:34 pm
Which brings us to the interesting question of "fact checking" and whether it's done well (or at all--). Fascinating movie is SHATTERED GLASS, fact-based story...
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David Bratman
dbratman1
Sep 15, 2007 1:01 am
... Eddison came to Magdalen twice, but whether either occasion was formally "an Inklings meeting" is open to doubt, largely because Inklings meetings were not...
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Merlin DeTardo
not_thou
Sep 15, 2007 1:22 am
... << Personally, I find the alternate final line equally moving, in quite a different way, from "Well, I'm back": ". . . Sam shut the door. But even as he...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 15, 2007 8:57 pm
Yes, you're right - this isn't an outside fact-checker's job but rather the reviewe's. It's hard to complain about sloppy work when the review glows - makes me...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 15, 2007 9:02 pm
Oh, that's beautiful-- I don't know the poem but it makes me think of the Chesil Beach in Dorset, England - here's an exhuastive but fascinating page: ...
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Cathy Akers-Jordan
mizmelisande
Sep 16, 2007 12:41 pm
... Same here! I think it's a much stronger hint that Sam will eventually follow Frodo over the sea than "I'm back" or "the sound of them sank deep into his...
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Anthony and Jessica
herenistarion
Sep 16, 2007 8:55 pm
The Inklings: A Discussion of the Literary and Theological Perspectives of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield Mondays, October 15,...
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Linda DeMars
lindacdemars
Sep 17, 2007 12:41 am
Any chance of getting a copy of these talks? Linda DeMars ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Anthony and Jessica
herenistarion
Sep 17, 2007 12:53 am
Hey there, I inquired with the organizers if they intended to publish them and they said they were not, I know for ours, Jessica and myself, we will see if...
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Linda DeMars
lindacdemars
Sep 17, 2007 1:24 am
I would appreciate that. Atlanta, Georgia to New York is sort of far to go for an evening's lecture, however fascinating it may be. Linda ... [Non-text...
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David Bratman
dbratman1
Sep 17, 2007 4:27 am
Robert Jordan just died. He was 58 (same age as Roger Zelazny and Charles Williams), and had been ill for the last year. He leaves the 12th and (he kept...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 17, 2007 3:48 pm
TLS, sure, that nice and all; but you KNOW a book has hit the big time when it hits eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160158431346 ;) ...
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Jeremy Edmonds
rownsepyk
Sep 18, 2007 5:54 pm
About six months ago (or so) on the MythSoc list, someone commented that the Rómenna Meeting Reports were cited multiple times in Wayne and Christina's ...
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Merlin DeTardo
not_thou
Sep 18, 2007 6:52 pm
... << About six months ago (or so) on the MythSoc list, someone commented that the Romenna Meeting Reports were cited multiple times in Wayne and Christina's...
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Anthony and Jessica
herenistarion
Sep 19, 2007 12:53 am
Greetings Upon arrival back home today Jessica and I recieved a box containing numerous volumes of John Rateliff's History of the Hobbit, first off--THANK YOU...
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Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Sep 19, 2007 2:54 am
"P.S. I'm not the seller, or in any way connected." Of course not! you're not in San Dimas, California (hmmm, I wonder who it is...). -- Lynn --...
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Joe Kraemer
ajkjr1
Sep 19, 2007 11:44 am
Wow, thanks so much for hosting this. Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Doug Kane
voronwe1
Sep 19, 2007 11:45 am
All I can say is "Wow!" And, of course, a great big thank you to Margaret and Jeremy! ... From: Jeremy Edmonds To: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
