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'''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-) is a Swedish professor emeritus in English at the University of Copenhagen. | '''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-) is 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 "[[Katherine Group]]"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. | ||
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* [[2011]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]'' | * [[2011]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]'' | ||
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Arne Zettersten (1934-) is 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.
Bibliography
Selected bibliography of works concerned with J.R.R. Tolkien.
Articles
- 1966: English Studies 47 (Amsterdam)
- "J.R.R. Tolkien. The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle - Ancrene Wisse" (pp.290-292; [Review])
- 2006: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, entries:
- "AB Language"
- "Ancrene Wisse"
- "Katherine Group"
- 2006: The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder
- "The AB Language Lives"
- 2008: Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum
- "Discussing language history with J.R.R. Tolkien"
Books
- 2008: Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar
- 2011: J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process
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).
