Tolkien's Calques of Classicisms: Who Knew Elvish Latin, What Did the Rohirrim Read, and Why Was Bilbo Cheeky?

Authors

John Wm. Houghton, The Hill School, emeritusFollow

Abstract

In his legendarium, Tolkien presents four variants of what would be considered "classicism" in the Primary World: but the presence of all-but-immortal elves creates situations in which a classicizing devotion to ancient exemplars might not arise.

Comments

Keynote Address for the 17^th Annual Tolkien at the University of Vermont Conference, April 10, 2021

Recommended Citation

Houghton, John Wm. (2020) "Tolkien's Calques of Classicisms: Who Knew Elvish Latin, What Did the Rohirrim Read, and Why Was Bilbo Cheeky?," Journal of Tolkien Research: Vol. 11: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol11/iss2/7