Portrait taken by Tolkien on August 9, 1973. This is Tolkien's last photo taken at Oxford Botanical Garden. His favorite tree is black pine. He died in less than a month. Honors: Tolkien Trust 1977 Oxford University Library is the largest university library system in Britain. The collection began at 1602, and there is one book for every book printed in Britain, with an increase of 5,000 pieces per week.
The Oxford University Library has the largest collection of Tolkien manuscripts and pictures in the world. Tolkien's archives have been kept in Podrian since 1979.
Files are often added, and the most recent addition was obtained in May 20 16: a recently discovered map of Middle-earth annotated by J.R.R Tolkien..
Many items on display in the new exhibition are the first time that Tolkien died in 1973 since Oxford University, so this exhibition is called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Tolkien: The creator of Middle-earth opened the Weston Library in the Oxford University Library this month. It is completely free (although it is recommended to book in advance because it is so popular).
This is an exploration of Tolkien's great creative genius heritage, which includes not only a large number of collections in Baudrais Ann Library, but also many private collections.
There are about 200 exhibits in the exhibition, about half of which have never been exhibited. Collect all kinds of manuscripts, artworks, maps, letters and handicrafts from Britain, America and France. At the beginning of the third academic year of Oxford University, Tolkien registered as a reader in Bodleian, the main library of Oxford University. 1913165438+10. On October 3rd, he wrote to his fiancee Edith: "When I was 1 1 years old, I put on my robe and prepared for long-term suffering: So? I got a better reception than I expected-they were very rude to some people-and then I went to Radcliffe's camera (public reading room to Bodleian) to register there. You have no idea how many wonderful manuscripts and priceless books there are in this library. What a wonderful place this is. " This letter has never been made public before. Honor:? Tolkien Trust 2018 J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Ruhr Tolkien was born in bloemfontein.
His mother, Maybelle, took her two young sons to live in England for a long time on 1895, but got the news that their father, Arthur, stayed in Birmingham after their death.
His mother taught him to paint, and he used painting and painting as a way to relax all his life.
Tolkien began to invent language in his early years, and he hoped to have a world where languages could be used. In recent 70 years, Tolkien used his spare time to create the language, writing, race, legend and history of Middle-earth. He is sociable at school, and has a group of friends (tea house and Barr), just like Tolkien, a linguist in T.C.B.S, who thinks that a credible language needs a detailed myth to cooperate. His fantastic stories about wizards, hobbits, dwarves and orcs played a role in inventing elvish to some extent.
Tolkien spent most of his adult life in Oxford. 191/kloc-0 studied classical literature in exel college. He was only 19 years old, but he switched to English halfway. Tolkien was a capable student and entered Exeter College of Oxford University to study classical literature. He/Kloc-was photographed in Birmingham at the age of 0/9, shortly before he left school to start his college career. He had a good time at King's School in Edward VI of England. He is good at language and debate, and he shows great interest in football and drama. He has always been the center of a group of close male friends. Credit: Tolkien Trust 1977
After serving in France during the First World War, he returned to Oxford University to study a new English dictionary (which later became the Oxford English Dictionary) and also provided English tutoring for various colleges.
After studying at Leeds University for five years, he became an English professor. 1925, he returned to Oxford University and worked there all his life. First, Anglo-Saxon Professor rawlinson and Bosworth 1925- 1945, and then Professor Merton of English Language and Literature 1945+0938.
When he learned some themes from the English epic Beowulf and taught at Oxford University for more than 20 years, it is hard to imagine that he would write about The Lord of the Rings if he were not an Anglo-Saxon professor. Except for three years in Bournemouth,
Tolkien has been studying the legends and stories of Cyril Marion since he retired from Oxford. These legends and stories were published in the suicide note of his son and literary executor Christopher Tolkien (see below) 1977.
He died visiting friends in Bournemouth on 1973, and was buried with his wife Edith at Wolffer Cote Cemetery in Oxford.
Essentially, he is an old Oxford man. He wrote stories and told stories to children, which became one of the most popular works in western literature.
This long alliteration poem written in old English at the beginning of the 20th century is an extremely important work for Tolkien. 19 13 years, he began to learn old English when he was an undergraduate at Oxford university. During most of his working time, he continued to study, discuss and teach Beowulf, first at Leeds University and later at Oxford University. His prose translation of this poem was completed around 1926, when he was only an Anglo-Saxon professor at Oxford University. Almost as badly damaged as Beowulf's manuscript preserved in the British Library 1000 years ago. /kloc-in the 8th century, Beowulf's manuscript was destroyed by fire. This document has never been displayed before. Honor:? Tolkien Trust 20 18 Tolkien met Edith Blatter at school, and they got married in March of 19 16 in the middle of World War I. He is one of the few soldiers who returned from the Battle of the Somme. To 19 18,
Except for a good friend of mine, everyone else died.
The couple later had four children together. For 23 years, Tolkien sent an illustrated letter to his children every year in the name of Santa Claus.
I made up many things and even wrote many things (especially for my children).
One of the stories is Tramp, which tells the bedtime story of a dog being turned into a toy by a passing wizard and then continuing his wonderful adventure. Tolkien came up with an idea to calm the children down on a particularly stormy night and spend a family holiday in their cliff-top cabin in Philly, North Yorkshire. When his son Michael lost his black and white toy dog while playing on the beach,
Roverandom was offered to his publisher, but he was encouraged to write more books about Hobbits.
The garden of Melkin Palace, Verradom illustrations completed by Tolkien for Ro. This novel was submitted and published in 1937 after the success of The Hobbit, but it was published more than 60 years later and finally 1998. Credit: Tolkien Trust 1992 The story of the Hobbit goes like this. One day, he was correcting the test paper at his home at No.20 Moore North Road (his chair was displayed here) and found a candidate left a blank answer sheet. On that page, he wrote, "There is a Hobbit who lives in a hole in the ground."
I don't know or why.
He may not be able to explain it, but this is the beginning of the Hobbit story.
Planning notes of The Hobbit in the early 1930s are on display.
Changed the name of Bladorhin & gt Gandalf Gandalf & gt Sorin (Oak Shield). I worked for a publishing house for many years. I find it interesting to see Tolkien send a printed version of The Hobbit to a publishing house, but forget to write his name on the cover (which was added by the publishing house with a pencil). You will be surprised to find that this kind of negligence often happens.
Ji Allen &; Unwin published some short stories and even fewer children's books, but they accepted the Hobbit.
As a subtitle, "time and time again" is very important, because it arouses people's interest and points to a journey, reassuring young readers (spoiler warning) that they will return safely.
Dialogue 1937 Tolkien's watercolor painting Shi Maoge, as the first illustration of the American version of The Hobbit. In this photo, bilbo baggins is invisible by The Lord of the Rings, talking to the fire-breathing dragon smoke. Image source: Tolkien Real Estate Co., Ltd., 1937, an exhibition planned by Caherine McIlwaine, director of Tolkien Archives in Bodleian, fully shows the unique literary imagination of this extraordinary cultural figure.
Since he created Middle-earth, in this imagination, the life and work of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit are artists, poets, medieval linguists and linguists.
Many projects to explore Tolkien's creative and academic achievements, from his early abstract paintings in the Book of Ishnes to his touching stories for children,
He is popular with classic original manuscripts and little-known legacy and materials, some of which are on public display for the first time.
A series of items on display guide visitors to visit Tolkien's language creation, childhood and school days, his career as a literary scholar, and his family life as a husband and father.
Map Once your time ticket is scanned (and you are reminded not to eat, drink or take photos in it), you will walk around on the projected map of Middle-earth and enter the exhibition.
I wisely started with a map and made the story suitable.
I found the Hobbit in an exhibition about Oxford Latitude.
I have never let anyone surpass his ability.
Tolkien's attention to detail ensures that readers are still immersed in the virtual reality of Middle-earth. He even invented a measuring system for hobbits (according to their toenails) to estimate the maximum distance a halfling can walk in a day.
This map of Middle-Earth was included in The Lord of the Rings's first two volumes, and it was a basic guide for readers to navigate in the unfamiliar Middle-Earth at that time. From 65438 to 0969, Tolkien and artist Pauline Baines made a poster map of Middle-earth. His annotations reveal the concept of his imaginary world and the extraordinary details of its connection with the real world. The map shows that Oxford and the Hobbit are at the same latitude. The recently discovered map was obtained by Baudrais An Library in 20 16. Credit: Williams College Oxford Course and Tolkien Real Estate Co., Ltd., 20 18 Rookie This is a single room exhibition with four glass cabinets and a 3D map projected in the center of the room. There are several "Test Your Genie" interactive posts and a touch screen interactive map (it seems to have lost its sensitivity in the first few weeks of the exhibition).
There is only light in the room, and the light is dim. Focus on the exhibits. There is a security guard in the room who is enforcing the ban on taking pictures.
In a glass cabinet, his desk is displayed, next to a partially completed illustration, colored pencils and glasses, as well as more personal items, such as his wartime identity card (especially "cauliflower ear") and family photos.
It is interesting to see the draft manuscript of The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, which shows the evolution of the story (editing process) and is exhibited together with Tolkien's watercolor painting, dust cover design, road map and map.
There is a lovely cupboard dedicated to sending letters to fans. It includes a short message from Arthur Lanson (author of Swallow and Amazon), Iris Murdoch and other writers.
I especially like the note written by a man named Sam Ganji from London. He wrote it on 1956. At that time, he was listening to the The Lord of the Rings program on the radio and wanted to ask how a character's name got up.
Bilbo came to the cabin of the raft elf, and Tolkien drew the first edition of The Hobbit published in 1937. It was later included in many other editions of this book. In this photo, Bilbo rides on a barrel floating on the forest river, helping the dwarves (hidden in the barrel) escape from the dungeon of the Elf King. This is Tolkien's favorite watercolor painting, and he was disappointed to find that it was omitted in the first American version. Honor:? Tolkien ESAE LIMINED1937 Silmarillion is the war history of exiled elves against the enemy.
Tolkien's earliest work about fairy tales is Silmarillion. This book was not finished in his lifetime, and was later published by his son, literary executor Christopher Tolkien, after his death. The manuscript is on display here.
It includes a description of the desolate scene after the Battle of Sirmarilon, which is probably due to his wartime experience, especially the devastating influence of Mogot's terrible iron dragon, which may be attributed to the first use of tanks in the Battle of the Somme.
Publishing Silmarion has always been my main [literary] ambition.
His friend C.S. Lewis liked it after reading it, but his publisher disagreed. The reader's report pointed out: "Will there be a market for the romantic poetry stories of Celtic elves and mortals?" I don't think so.
On the shore of Wonderland, Tolkien painted watercolor illustrations for his book Silmarion when he was an undergraduate at Oxford University. 1965438+In May 2005, during the final exam, he drew this painting, depicting the land of gods, the city of elves in Varino. R's painting. The white castle carries the light of the moon and the sun through the branches interwoven by two trees. It is obvious from this painting that the ends of his legs are very developed. Image source: Tolkien Trust 1995 An artist Tolkien not only wrote words for his book, but also painted beautiful watercolors to illustrate the story. To some extent, this style reminds me of the Moore illustrations by Finnish writer and artist Tof Zhan Sen. He designed the cover for the first edition of The Hobbit, which Tolkien Manor described as "one of the most outstanding windbreakers in Britain in the 20th century". This is a classic design, which has been used to this day.
He is also keen on mysterious crossword puzzles. When solving puzzles, he often adds a beautiful graffiti D to this word. He just ate your ham, drank your health and was signed by the league.
There is a blue plaque in Tolkien's home, because No.20 North Moore Road in northern Oxford is where Tolkien wrote his famous works.
Tolkien: The Maker of Middle-earth went to Morgan Library in new york from 20 19+ 121from 25 October to 22 May after the opening of the Oxford roving exhibition.
At the end of 20 19, the Baudrillard Library in Paris and the National Library of France (BNF) will jointly hold the largest Tolkien exhibition in France.
Oxonmoo is one of the busiest weekends, because the Oxonmoo of Tolkien Institute will hold an exhibition in September. This is an annual event, which brings together more than 200 Tolkien fans, scholars, students and social members from all over the world. Since 1974, it has been held in Oxford every year, and the time is a weekend near Bilbo and Frodo's birthdays (September 22nd), which is an important event in the annual calendar of the Association.
Weekend celebrations are a mixture of talks, exhibitions, performances and masquerade balls held in the evening. Everyone dresses up as their favorite Lord of the Rings character.
Name of Exhibition Information: Tolkien: Creator of Middle-earth.
Venue: Oxford ox13bg Broad Street Bodleian Library Weston Library (walk from Oxford Railway Station 15 minutes).
Date: June, 2065438 1 day to October 28th, 20081day.
Opening hours: 65438+ 00 am to 5 pm every day.
Fees: Admission is free. Reservations must be made through olkien.bodleian.ox.ac Each online transaction requires a booking fee of 65,438+0. Tickets for the day are limited, first come, first served.
Please note that photography is not allowed in this exhibition.
Provide children's activity routes.