The Professor as scholar
Yes, this is very different from the rest of the topics here, but I hope it is still acceptable.
I attended my Medieval Literature class for the first time on Monday, and Tolkien came up. My professor mentioned briefly that Tolkien had made important contributions to our knowledge of this subject.
Does anybody know anything about what Tolkien did as a medievalist, what exactly he was interested in, and what's changed since his involvement in the field?
--Belin Ibaimendi
[ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: Belin ]
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