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Adam F. Bishop

Adam F. Bishop is a PhD student in Linguistics at the University of Florida, as well as a Graduate Fellow with the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. His research examines medieval philosophy of language and its relevance for modern linguistic thought. He holds a B.S. in Linguistics and a B.A. in Classics from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

inspiration for Rivendell in LOTR

Political Philology: J. R. R. Tolkien Against the Leftists 

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If I may be permitted to so step beyond my bounds and attempt to speak for what Tolkien’s advice might be, I believe his recommendation would be this: teach, read, and write poetry, for that is the first step toward viewing language as not merely a tool for communication, but a science, an art, a heritage, and a way in which man resembles God.