Transactions of the Philological Society 1934
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| Transactions of the Philological Society 1934 | |
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| Editor | G.E.K. Braunholtz? |
| Publisher | David Nutt (A.G. Berry), London |
| Released | 1934 |
| Format | Paperback journal |
| ISBN | N/A |
Transactions of the Philological Society 1934 is a journal issue published in 1934.
It publishes Tolkien's essay "Chaucer as a Philologist: The Reeve's Tale". In the lecture (delivered on 16th May 1931) Tolkien discusses Chaucer’s use of the Northern Middle English dialect as a linguistic joke in The Reeve’s Tale. The essay was reprinted in Tolkien Studies: Volume 5 in 2008.[1]
References
- ↑ "The Reeve’s Tale", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 6 May 2019)
