Language and Myth

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Some books or essays examining the origins and functions of language and its connection with myth (For now this list contains only works which are in a way related to Tolkien's works). * F.M. Müller: Comparative Mythology (1856), Lectures on the Science of Language 2 Vols (1861-4), Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion (1878) * E. Cassirer: Philosphie der symbolischen Formen' 3 Vols + Index (1921-31), Essay on Man (1944), Language and Myth Translated by S.K. Langer (1946) * C.K. Ogden, I.A. Richards: The Meaning of Meaning (1923) * C.K. Ogden: Basic English (1930) * O. Barfield: Poetic Diction (1928), History in English Words (1953). See also: [[link][url= http://www.owenbarfield.com/Barfield Scholarship/Myers, The Meaning of Meaning and Poetic Diction.html][window=new]³0³] Tolkien's stance on this issue can be gathered from his poem Mythopoeia (1931) and the lectures/essays On Fairy-Stories (1939) and A Secret Vice (1931) Related Pages: Origins of Myth, TolkiensLanguages FolderComparativeMythology