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Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds), Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, Its Precursors, and Its Legacies

Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds), Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's... Book Reviews Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds), Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Work, Its Precursors, and Its Legacies. Cormarë Series 40. Zurich and Jena: Walking Tree Publications, 2019. 466 pp. ISBN: 978-3-905703-40-5. After decades of relative neglect, rooted in bias or ideology, the last twenty years have witnessed a belated surge of academic studies of Tolkien’s work. This much-needed resurgence is largely thanks to the crucial contributions made by the volumes of the Cormarë Series, published by the Swiss publisher Walking Tree since 1997. The most recent release, Sub-Creating Arda, marks an important milestone; it is fitting, therefore, that the volume is so substantial not only in length but also in scope and ambition. The collection is edited by Thomas Honegger, a founder and editor of the series, and Dimitra Fimi, who is co-responsible for, among other works, an enlightening recent edition of Tolkien’s essay on invented languages (‘A Secret Vice’, HarperCollins, 2016). Indeed, Tolkien’s famous claim that his myth-creation followed and supported his ‘secret vice’ of inventing imaginary languages (accordingly, a pure exercise in ‘phonaesthetics’), and not vice versa, could serve as epigraph for this volume. Its focus is epitomised by the notion of world-building, foregrounded http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Inklings Studies Edinburgh University Press

Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds), Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, Its Precursors, and Its Legacies

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Journal of Inklings Studies , Volume 9 (2): 5 – Oct 1, 2019
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Book Reviews Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds), Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Work, Its Precursors, and Its Legacies. Cormarë Series 40. Zurich and Jena: Walking Tree Publications, 2019. 466 pp. ISBN: 978-3-905703-40-5. After decades of relative neglect, rooted in bias or ideology, the last twenty years have witnessed a belated surge of academic studies of Tolkien’s work. This much-needed resurgence is largely thanks to the crucial contributions made by the volumes of the Cormarë Series, published by the Swiss publisher Walking Tree since 1997. The most recent release, Sub-Creating Arda, marks an important milestone; it is fitting, therefore, that the volume is so substantial not only in length but also in scope and ambition. The collection is edited by Thomas Honegger, a founder and editor of the series, and Dimitra Fimi, who is co-responsible for, among other works, an enlightening recent edition of Tolkien’s essay on invented languages (‘A Secret Vice’, HarperCollins, 2016). Indeed, Tolkien’s famous claim that his myth-creation followed and supported his ‘secret vice’ of inventing imaginary languages (accordingly, a pure exercise in ‘phonaesthetics’), and not vice versa, could serve as epigraph for this volume. Its focus is epitomised by the notion of world-building, foregrounded

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