"We Need Dictionaries": Simon Horobin

Sørina gets to talk to Dr. Simon Horobin, Professor of English Language & Literature and Tutorial Fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. In one of the most scholarly episodes in the series, they discuss what C. S. Lewis did in his day job and what he thought of modern literature, how Lewis encouraged Tolkien, and what the job of a philologist is. Prof. Horobin describes Tolkien’s work at the Oxford English Dictionary. They speculate whether spelling is becoming more or less standardized, survey the current Oxford English syllabus, and dig into meaningful metaphors.

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Professor Horobin’s Oxford Faculty Page: https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-simon-horobin

Professor Horobin’s Magdalen College Faculty Page: https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-simon-horobin/

Simon’s books on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/152360.Simon_Horobin

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