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'''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-) | '''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-[[2015]]) was a Swedish professor emeritus. Before retirement, Zettersten was Head of Department and Professor in English at the University of Copenhagen.<ref>"Foreword", in ''Worlds of Words. A Tribute to Arne Zettersten. Nordic Journal of English Studies.'' Special Issue, Volume 3, No. 1 (2004; editor: Cay Dollerup).</ref> | ||
In [[1965]], Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the [[AB language]], a medieval literary dialect first identified by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. And during the 1960s in [[Oxford]], Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "[[Katherine Group]]"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. | In [[1965]], Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the [[AB language]], a medieval literary dialect first identified by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. And during the 1960s in [[Oxford]], Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "[[wikipedia:Katherine_Group|Katherine Group]]"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. Arne Zettersten died 2015, aged 81. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* [http://universitypost.dk/article/obituary-arne-zettersten-1934-2015 Obituary at University of Copenhagen] | |||
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/963-Tolkien_Double_Worlds_Creative_Process.php Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process by Arne Zettersten] | *[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/963-Tolkien_Double_Worlds_Creative_Process.php Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process by Arne Zettersten] | ||
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Arne Zettersten (1934-2015) was a Swedish professor emeritus. Before retirement, Zettersten was Head of Department and Professor in English at the University of Copenhagen.[1]
In 1965, Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the AB language, a medieval literary dialect first identified by J.R.R. Tolkien. And during the 1960s in Oxford, Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "Katherine Group"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. Arne Zettersten died 2015, aged 81.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Selected bibliography of works concerned with J.R.R. Tolkien.
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 1966: English Studies 47 (Amsterdam)
- "J.R.R. Tolkien. The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle - Ancrene Wisse" (pp.290-292; [Review])
- 2004: The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien [also published in The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder (2006)]
- "The AB Language Lives"
- 2006: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, entries:
- "AB Language"
- "Ancrene Wisse"
- "Katherine Group"
- 2008: Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum
- "Discussing language history with J.R.R. Tolkien"
Books[edit | edit source]
- 2008: Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar
- 2011: J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process
External links[edit | edit source]
- Obituary at University of Copenhagen
- Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process by Arne Zettersten
References
- ↑ "Foreword", in Worlds of Words. A Tribute to Arne Zettersten. Nordic Journal of English Studies. Special Issue, Volume 3, No. 1 (2004; editor: Cay Dollerup).
