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On [[29 January]] [[1954]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to the Rector of the [[Wikipedia:University of Liège|University of Liège]]'''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 422</ref> | |||
The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on [[October 2]]nd, [[1954]] (he was suggested as a candidate by [[Simonne d'Ardenne]]). | *'''Subject:'''The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on [[2 October|October 2]]nd, [[1954]] (he was suggested as a candidate by [[Simonne d'Ardenne]]). | ||
*'''Publication:''' The letter was reprinted in full in the article "Tolkien and Belgium" by [[Johan Vanhecke]], published in ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]''. | |||
*'''Archive''': The letter is kept at the University Archives in Liège. | |||
==Excerpt== | |||
{{quote|I look forward with great pleasure to the opportunity of again visiting the renowned University of Liège, for which I entertain feelings of affection and the highest regard.|J.R.R. Tolkien (in ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]'', p.56)}} | |||
==See also== | |||
[[ | *[[Letter to Liège University (9 September 1954)]] | ||
*[[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024
On 29 January 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.[1]
- Subject:The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on October 2nd, 1954 (he was suggested as a candidate by Simonne d'Ardenne).
- Publication: The letter was reprinted in full in the article "Tolkien and Belgium" by Johan Vanhecke, published in Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum.
- Archive: The letter is kept at the University Archives in Liège.
Excerpt[edit | edit source]
- "I look forward with great pleasure to the opportunity of again visiting the renowned University of Liège, for which I entertain feelings of affection and the highest regard."
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien (in Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum, p.56)
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 422