Writing into the Gap: tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun - a lecture by Tom Shippey
Few scholars have shaped modern Tolkien studies as profoundly as Tom Shippey, whose work continues to illuminate the deep literary and linguistic roots of Middle-earth. In this open lecture, Shippey turns his attention to The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, exploring how Tolkien engages with the Old Norse tradition and, as he himself put it, “writes into the gap” left by the surviving sources. The result is a compelling insight into Tolkien’s creative process and his dialogue with the northern myths that inspired him.
The School of Education at UWIC has the pleasure to present Tom Shippey - Professor Emeritus of English,
St. Louis University who will be delivering an Open Lecture entitled:
Writing into the Gap:
Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún
Wednesday 23 March 2011,
7 pm Lecture Theatre 4
Cyncoed Campus Cardiff
Admission is free but numbers are limited,
to book your place please email:
cseenterprise@uwic.ac.uk
About Tom Shippey
Tom Shippey has published extensively on medieval literature, and has recently been working on ‘medievalism’ and romantic nationalism, focusing on the work of Jacob Grimm. He established Tolkien scholarship by his acclaimed monograph The Road to Middle-earth, now supplemented by J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century. As the foremost Tolkien scholar, he contributed in the documentaries associated with Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
Here you can find a transcript of the chat session with Tom Shippey that was held for the release of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun.
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