Peter Alford 1956-58
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| − | '''Peter Alford 1956-58''' | + | '''Peter Alford 1956-58''' refers to a group of four [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letters]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Peter Alford]], written between [[14 January|January 14]], [[1956]] to [[2 April|April 2]], [[1958]]. |
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*'''Authenticity''': High | *'''Authenticity''': High | ||
| − | *'''Publication:''' | + | *'''Publication:''' Excerpts were published in ''[[Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001]]''. |
| + | ==Contents== | ||
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| + | Among things discussed, are ''The Lord of the Rings'' and a visit to Holland for a 'Hobbit Dinner'.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref> | ||
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| + | "Another letter [among Sotheby's 14 actual Tolkien items to be auctioned by on December 13] (to Peter Alford, from the years 1956-58) provides a lengthy discussion of the Elvish greeting: Elen síla lúmenn' ómentielmo. One thing attracts our attention: Tolkien explains the pronominal possessive suffix -lma as a variety of -lme 'we' which in fact means: 'you and I/we'. The Quenya verb sil- 'shine white' is derived - according to this letter - from the stem ÞIL-."<ref>[[Elfling]], message from [[Anders Stenström]]. R.D.)</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 21 June 2011
Peter Alford 1956-58 refers to a group of four letters from J.R.R. Tolkien to Peter Alford, written between January 14, 1956 to April 2, 1958.
- Authenticity: High
- Publication: Excerpts were published in Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001.
[edit] Contents
Among things discussed, are The Lord of the Rings and a visit to Holland for a 'Hobbit Dinner'.[1]
"Another letter [among Sotheby's 14 actual Tolkien items to be auctioned by on December 13] (to Peter Alford, from the years 1956-58) provides a lengthy discussion of the Elvish greeting: Elen síla lúmenn' ómentielmo. One thing attracts our attention: Tolkien explains the pronominal possessive suffix -lma as a variety of -lme 'we' which in fact means: 'you and I/we'. The Quenya verb sil- 'shine white' is derived - according to this letter - from the stem ÞIL-."[2]
[edit] References
- ↑ An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography at Tolkienbooks.net
- ↑ Elfling, message from Anders Stenström. R.D.)