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06-01-2011, 10:31 AM
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The link to the mini-biography by David Doughan http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html gives an outline of Tolkien's studies and if that does not suffice a courteous e-mail to: education@tolkiensociety.org might be your best bet but read through the guidance on the Resources for Students first and bear in mind that these are people who are providing help from the goodness of their hearts, not because they are paid to, and don't expect an instant response.
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06-01-2011, 01:23 PM
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Haunting Spirit
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Thanks everyone, so far.
To be a bit more specific, I need to know whether Tolkien ever got taught about the Weltanschuungstheorie (world-view theory) of Wilhelm von Humboldt.
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06-01-2011, 08:33 PM
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06-02-2011, 04:05 AM
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Haunting Spirit
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Don't forget Franz Boas...
I have found out Tolkien knew about works of Boas, von Humboldt and Sapir in different areas though. Von Humboldt and sound symbolism; Boas and his view on race; and Sapir's phonetic symbolism.
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06-03-2011, 01:00 AM
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06-03-2011, 01:51 AM
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