A recent Guardian article has drawn attention to a late Soviet production of The Hobbit and LOTR! Here is a short section of The Hobbit. And check out this amazing LOTR!
It is so interesting when one’s own novel becomes fodder for literary scholars to analyze. As a literary scholar myself, it is really fun to read. For example, I came across an MA thesis which analyzes Grendel’s Mother: Jolene Witkam’s MA Thesis in Philology from Leiden University. One of her advisors is none other than […]
Whose the winner in a comparative translation exercise? My students had to argue for the best of four translations of Beowulf: Heaney, Bradley, Tolkien, or Liuzza. The students had excellent arguments for and against the various translators, all of whom had compelling artistic visions. Many aspects were considered. What would be the best teaching text? […]