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28 de abr. de 2024 · Tom Shippey. Positions. Professor Emeritus, Saint Louis University. Visiting lecturer, Signum University. I am a professor emeritus, but retain my interest in medieval studies, as also in fantasy and science fiction. I review the latter for The Wall Street Journal, and continue to publish regularly on the former. On the web.
Hace 3 días · Tom Shippey’s new translation of Beowulf, reflecting a lifetime of engagement with the poem, makes its story clearer and more compelling than it has ever been. The original Old English text of Beowulf is included along with an extensive and innovative commentary, which guides the reader passage-by-passage through the poem and its criticism.
26 de abr. de 2024 · En apoyo de estas afirmaciones, el destacado medievalista y estudioso de la fantasía, el profesor Tom Shippey, nos presenta ahora un fascinante compañero de las obras de J.R.R. Tolkien, centrándose en particular en EL HOBBIT, EL SEÑOR DE LOS ANILLOS y EL SILMARILLION.
6 de may. de 2024 · Uno los conferenciantes principales será Tom Shippey, una auténtica estrella del mundo académico y el mayor experto en la obra de J.R.R. Tolkien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shippey. A los estudiantes asistentes se les otorgará diploma acreditativo.
Hace 4 días · Tolkien is not simply skimming historical sources for effect: the juxtaposition of old and new styles of expression is seen by the Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey as one of the major themes explored in The Hobbit.
Hace 3 días · He derived the Ents from a phrase in another Old English poem, Maxims II, orþanc enta geweorc, "skilful work of giants"; The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey suggests that Tolkien took the name of the tower of Orthanc (orþanc) from the same phrase, reinterpreted as "Orthanc, the Ents' fortress".
Hace 5 días · He goes on to construct a much more plausible narrative for what was going on in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, which is fascinating though in a different way from the Matter of Britain. (For context and a cogent summary of Halsall’s arguments, consult the brilliant, indefatigable Tom Shippey.)
