JohnRonaldReuelTolkien(born January 3,1892 inBloemfonteinin theOrange Free State,now inSouth Africa, died.September 2, 1973inBournemouth, England)-Englishwriterandphilologist.Asthe author ofthe novelLord of theRings,which takes placeina mythicalworld ofMiddle-earth,has becomeone ofof the forerunnersof modernfantasy literature. He is the authorof manystoriesthat took placeina mythicalworld.For instance-the novelThe HobbitandThe Lord ofthe Ringsandthe Silmarillion(notstructuredas a coherentwholenarrativebyRonald-a bookprepared for publicationby his sonChristopherTolkien) andseveralshort forms,storiesunrelatedor looselyrelated tothegreatmythology,so.Mythosof Middle-earth(containedin the12-volumeHistory oftheMiddle-earth,compiledandpublishedbyChristopherTolkien,hisson). He has published over100 papersinthe field ofphilologyand literature ofof the former,has workedat thecreation ofthe greatestEnglish dictionary,publishedjust afterthe war,AngielskiOxfordDictionary.He knew(invaryingdegrees)more than 30languages,mostlyextinct,GermanicandCeltic.(includingGerman,Latin,ancientGreek,Gothic,staroislandzki,Nordicstaroirlandzki, Welsh,Anglo-Saxon,Hebrew,Spanish, French,Russian,Finnish,Dutch,Italian,international language Esperanto, he learnedthePolish[1]but he foundit difficultlanguage, andhe could nothandleitwell. In 2004,Forbes magazinecalculated thatifhe livedout ofJRR Tolkien,hisannual earningsamount to$ 23 million
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (born January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, now in South Africa, died. September 2, 1973 in Bournemouth, England) -English writer and philologist. As the author of the novel Lord of the Rings, which takes place in a mythical world of Middle-earth, has become one ofof the forerunners of modern fantasy literature .
He is the author of many stories that took place in a mythical world. For instance - the novel The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion (not structured as a coherent whole narrative by Ronald - a book prepared for publication by his sonChristopher Tolkien) and several short forms, stories unrelated or loosely related to thegreat mythology, so. Mythos of Middle-earth (contained in the 12-volume History of theMiddle-earth, compiled and published by Christopher Tolkien, his son).
He has published over 100 papers in the field of philology and literature ofof the former,has worked at the creation of the greatest English dictionary,published just after the war,Angielski Oxford Dictionary . He knew (in varying degrees) more than 30 languages,mostly extinct, Germanic and Celtic. (including German, Latin, ancient Greek, Gothic,staroislandzki, Nordic staroirlandzki, Welsh, Anglo-Saxon, Hebrew, Spanish, French,Russian, Finnish, Dutch, Italian, international language Esperanto, he learned the Polish[1] but he found it difficult language, and he could not handle it well.
In 2004, Forbes magazine calculated that if he lived out of JRR Tolkien, his annual earnings amount to $ 23 million