tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post143920341392463807..comments2024-03-27T21:39:23.192-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: New Line Goes AwayJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-32984973254268974082008-03-13T15:51:00.000-07:002008-03-13T15:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for looking into it! :-)I was intrigued by ...Thanks for looking into it! :-)<BR/><BR/>I was intrigued by your references to Dunsany's influence on Tolkien in THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT -- it felt as if this is an area that needs to be explored in depth. Sometime this spring, I'm giving a lecture on Dunsany for the local Tolkien Society, and it seemed that your dissertation would have made a nice work of reference.<BR/><BR/>I applaud your thoughts on turning it into a full book on Dunsany; there are too few of those around. (I also wish to see, someday, a better biography than the one published in '72.)<BR/><BR/>Yrs<BR/>MartinMagisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903799437411528229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-65100366307253650232008-03-11T22:21:00.000-07:002008-03-11T22:21:00.000-07:00Dear MagisterWell, back in the day you simply look...Dear Magister<BR/><BR/>Well, back in the day you simply looked up the relevant dissertation in DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS (which every college library stocks) and then sent off an order to University Microfilms (U.M.I.). <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, when I tried searching online I find that they've been bought out by a company that doesn't seem to list older titles like mine, at least not through its website. An attempt to find out more than a university library reference desk proved a comedy of misunderstandings and, ultimately, futile. I'll look into it some more and post the results, if any.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I only know of three copies: one at Marquette (in the Special Collections, like all dissertations granted by that university), one I gave away as a gift, and one on my shelf. But I've been thinking of returning to this project at some point and seeing if it might make a good book, or the core of a full-scale book on Dunsany.<BR/><BR/>If it helps, the full title is BEYOND THE FIELDS WE KNOW: THE SHORT STORIES OF LORD DUNSANY (1990).<BR/><BR/>--JDRJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-84921221130008826472008-03-01T14:45:00.000-08:002008-03-01T14:45:00.000-08:00Dear Dr. Rateliff,is it possible to buy a copy of ...Dear Dr. Rateliff,<BR/><BR/>is it possible to buy a copy of your PhD dissertation, and if so, where? I've been a big fan of Dunsany for years and have recently started to collect works about him too. Your dissertation sounds very interesting!<BR/><BR/>Yours<BR/>Martin Andersson (klarkash (at) spray (dot) se)Magisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903799437411528229noreply@blogger.com