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geordie
Tol Eressea
Sep 30 2012, 8:45am
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For instance, I was amused to hear Shippey's account of his talk at Cannon Hill in Birmingham (he remembers it as 1970; it was, in fact, on 30th November 1969. I know, because I have a copy of the program of events here). The event was called 'An Afternoon in Middle-earth'.
In Roots and Branches, Shippey writes of that day:
'I was down to talk on 'Tolkien and Philology'. I was the last speaker of the day. And I went on after several speakers had discussed Tolkien and philosophy, Tolkien and sociology, Tolkien and Jungian pschology (etc). By the day's end the prospect of one more -ology had the audience heading for the rear exit in droves. Fortunately it was 1970, I had been a lecturer at Birmingham University during the student 'troubles' of that era, and I was well used to dealing with mutinous audiences. I got up in front of the platform, told them to sit back down again, and told them philology was different from other -ologies, because it was based on fact...'
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Shippey article in the Daily Telegraph
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geordie
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Sep 24 2012, 10:57am
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It is indeed. Thank you! //
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sador
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Sep 24 2012, 11:57am
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I thank you as well for this. //
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 24 2012, 3:36pm
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echoing the thanks -- what a great read! glad you posted this!//
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weaver
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Sep 25 2012, 2:09am
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Lovely article, thanks!//
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Elizabeth
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Sep 25 2012, 8:16am
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Thank you
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demnation
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Sep 26 2012, 1:12am
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A lot of fun
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squire
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Sep 28 2012, 12:39am
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And he likes pizza, too!
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grammaboodawg
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Sep 29 2012, 4:19am
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And a pint!
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geordie
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Sep 30 2012, 8:38am
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That's a smashing photo, gramma! //
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geordie
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Sep 30 2012, 8:39am
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Yes, Shippey can be funny -
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geordie
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Sep 30 2012, 8:45am
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