Simon Horobin @SCPHorobin
Etymologist: 'A person who investigates the origin and history of words' english.ox.ac.uk/people/profess… Oxford Joined December 2012-
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What do this pipe & case, Turkish delight, and a dip pen have in common? They all feature in our latest Old Library exhibition, C.S. Lewis: Words & Worlds! Open TODAY 📢📢 2:00-4:30pm
📢📢 We're so excited to tell you that our latest exhibition, C.S. Lewis: words and worlds OPENS TODAY 2:00-4:30pm in our Old Library. 📢📢 magd.ox.ac.uk/events/c-s-lew…
First talk coming up at 5pm today!
First talk coming up at 5pm today!
A forthcoming book by Magdalen Fellow Professor Simon Horobin sheds new light on the fractious relationship between C.S. Lewis, Fellow and Tutor in English at Magdalen College from 1925-1954, and one of his first pupils, the poet John Betjeman. english.ox.ac.uk/article/simon-…
Come to Magdalen to see our new exhibition on C.S. Lewis! magd.ox.ac.uk/events/c-s-lew…
Enjoyed seeing this article about my research on C.S. Lewis and John Betjeman's fractious relationship in The Observer: theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…
A new article by @SCPHorobin: "‘Never trust a Philologist’: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Place of Philology in English Studies" includes 7 newly published C.S. Lewis poems related to his dislike of philology (before he knew Tolkien) academic.oup.com/res/advance-ar…
Standing outside the entrance to my staircase! Interesting to note what a major figure Lewis already was, 4 years before the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Standing outside the entrance to my staircase! Interesting to note what a major figure Lewis already was, 4 years before the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
My most recent @Babelzine column looks at a fascinating recent book about women's words by @Stylisticienne
Dandelion is from French dent de lion 'lion's tooth', from the toothy shape of the leaves. Also known as the clock-posy: the number of puffs it takes to blow away all the seeds gives the hour of the clock
teasel (Old English tæsel) gets its name from the use of its spiny head to 'tease out' or separate the fibres of wool before spinning
attercop: dialect name for the spider (also nattercop, aftercrop and hatter-cropper). From Old English attorcoppe 'poison-head'.
Blag (or bleg, blagg, blague): dialect name for the blackberry. Hence blagging: blackberry picking
My latest Word Hoard column for @Babelzine looks at the origins of names in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
My latest Word Hoard column for @Babelzine looks at the origins of names in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Also found as Slabberdegullion, as in Urquhart's translation of Rabelais: "Slapsauce fellows, slabberdegullion druggels, lubbardly lowts".
Also found as Slabberdegullion, as in Urquhart's translation of Rabelais: "Slapsauce fellows, slabberdegullion druggels, lubbardly lowts".
Fascinating discussion of antiquarian studies of Stonehenge featuring my brilliant colleague @drksbennett @magdalenoxford: lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-v…
Such a fun event! Thanks to the wonderful staff of @NewCollegeLib for a fabulous exhibition of medieval manuscripts
Such a fun event! Thanks to the wonderful staff of @NewCollegeLib for a fabulous exhibition of medieval manuscripts
Our Oxford Word of the Week from @engfac's Prof @SCPHorobin: Balatron - A buffoon #OxfordWOTW
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I'm taking a group of students here in two weeks. Looking forward to the special exhibit 'C.S. Lewis: Words & Worlds' and to learning more about Prof. @SCPHorobin's new book 'C.S. Lewis's Oxford' (Blackwell). Sorry to miss the May 1st celebrations though!
Next Wednesday's May Morning celebration is particularly significant for Magdalen College as it coincides with the 550th anniversary of Magdalen College Chapel magd.ox.ac.uk/news/may-morni…
A fascinating piece on the feud at Magdalen between CS Lewis and his recalcitrant student John Betjeman, with new material uncovered by @SCPHorobin. Magdalen's exhibition, CS Lewis: Words and Worlds, opens on Wednesday. amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…
Congratulations @SCPHorobin!
‘This idle prig’: the truth about CS Lewis and John Betjeman’s long-lasting feud’. Professor Simon Horobin discusses a newly discovered letter that throws light on the mutual antipathy of Magdalen men Lewis and Betjeman theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…
It’s the unboxing shot. Look forward to the launch party either Salman Rushdie and Liz Truss later on …
@tufnelljimmy Thanks Jimmy. Of great interest! I'll be ordering the book by @SCPHorobin immediately.
This is fascinating. Of interest to @michaelcoren
Enjoyed seeing this article about my research on C.S. Lewis and John Betjeman's fractious relationship in The Observer: theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…
Who among us hasn't disparaged philology in verse? Fascinating, entertaining read on philology, CS Lewis, Tolkien, and the @engfac by @SCPHorobin
A new article by @SCPHorobin: "‘Never trust a Philologist’: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Place of Philology in English Studies" includes 7 newly published C.S. Lewis poems related to his dislike of philology (before he knew Tolkien) academic.oup.com/res/advance-ar…
C.S. Lewis walks past Magdalen College building at Oxford in 1946. He is standing outside the entrance to the staircase of one of our keynote speakers Dr. Simon Horobin, Tutorial Fellow in English at Magdalen College, a position formerly held by C.S. Lewis. Like Lewis, Horobin…
@SCPHorobin Hence Tolkien's The Hobbit: “Old fat spider spinning in a tree!/Attercop! … Old Tomnoddy, all big body […] Attercop!” Etc: “They were frightfully angry. Quite apart from the stones no spider has ever liked being called Attercop, and Tomnoddy of course is insulting to anybody.“
I highly recommend this book! @OldFortunatus is a great user and lover of libraries, and a huge friend to libraries in Oxford, and great collaborator with us @bodleianlibs. Library folk might like to know that she chaired your ALMA implementation Board - with great aplomb!
The shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize has been announced #WolfsonHistoryPrize wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk Emma Smith’s ‘Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers’ looks like it might be of particular interest to library folk
Just in time to celebrate Lammas, 'Winters in the World' comes out in paperback today! reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/winters-i…
Today is Lammas, an Anglo-Saxon harvest festival celebrated on 1 August. The name comes from 'hlafmæsse', 'loaf-mass', a feast of bread - it may have been a day for blessing loaves of bread made from the first wheat of the harvest. patreon.com/posts/of-all-d…
My article on Grendel's depiction in Beowulf, "The poetics of attention in Old English verse", is now in the August issue of @LangLit_Journal. Chuffed to be alongside some great articles encompassing Niger Delta poetry, Restoration drama & Shakespeare. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
ICYMI: language: a feminist guide on word history and/as women's history wp.me/p6cBF3-6o3
Join @profcarolyne for a fascinating masterclass on Norse mythology. Discover their origins, cultural significance, and modern adaptations - spotlighting Odin, Thor, Loki, and the epic event of Ragnarok. 🎫: bit.ly/46YeSpg
Thanks to everyone who completed the fiendish Magdalen-themed crossword in our College magazine, Floreat Magdalena. Here’s the draw for the winner who’ll be receiving a copy of @SCPHorobin’s brill book, ‘Bagels, bumf, and buses’
Not a drill! For those who asked, I’m happy to report that the book’s Open Access link is now up & running. It’s available to read or download at: doi.org/10.1017/978100…
Go, litel boke! My new book about old books, Chaucer's Early Modern Readers, is now out with @CUP_LitPerform and thanks to @snsf_ch is free to read online! In it, I follow the trace of Chaucer's 15th c manuscripts into the early modern period doi.org/10.1017/978100…
The final cover of my forthcoming book. Now featuring some very kind endorsements from none other than @susie_dent, @ChrisMasonBBC, @GylesB1, @IMcMillan and @davcr! If they like it, I'm sure you will 😁😁 Publication day is 12th Oct. More details here: scribepublications.co.uk/books-authors/…
In the brand new Babel, @JaneSetter looks at what exactly creaky voice is, and our different attitudes towards it: cloud.3dissue.com/18743/41457/10…
This is good ... Serpent becomes the first of my masterclass graduates to join the esteemed ranks of the setters of @timescrosswords. Bravo!
I set today's cryptic crossword in The Times. My first. Very chuffed!
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