第十二章 Oxford and J.R.R Tolkien:(1)to recognize Oxford as the world-renowned university town and the home of modern fantasy (2)to know the important modern fantasy writers and works related to Oxford (3)to understand the Inklings Group and its influence on J. R. R. Tolkien(4)to analyze the settings in The Lord of the Rings and how they connect to the characters and the story12.1Oxford and the Inklings Group:This lecture traces the history of University of Oxford, and how it harbors the Inklings Group, which exerts a great impact on the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien.
12.2The Imaginary World in The Lord of the Rings:This lecture investigates the various settings in The Lord of the Rings, especially the Shire and the elven world, and analyzes how “The Song of Nimrodel” captures the prelapsarian beauty of the elven world, which is lost now as the evil descends upon the Middle-earth.
[判断题]Oxford got its name for being the fording point in Saxon times.


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[单选题]Which one is the oldest university in the English-speaking world?
University of Paris
Harvard University
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge[判断题]University of Oxford was modeled on the University of Paris.

[多选题]Which one(s) of the following is(are) the initial faculties of the University of Oxford?
law
theology
medicine
liberal arts[判断题]The various colleges of Oxford were intended primarily for well-off scholars.

[判断题]Oxford is known as the “City of Spires” or the “City of Dreaming Spires”, because of its beautiful skyline of Gothic towers and steeples.

[判断题]C. S. Lewis completed The Chronicles of Narnia series at Oxford.

[判断题]J.R.R. Tolkien taught English language and literature at the University of Oxford.

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