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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 31,216
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tumhalad2
Okay, lets agree to get along then :)
It...
Okay, lets agree to get along then :) It is evident we have different ideas about things, but that's okay. In future, and I am trying to be as friendly as possible here, please desist "baiting"... |
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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 31,216
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Those quotes do not demonstrate that I argued in...
Those quotes do not demonstrate that I argued in favour of exclusively reading CoH out of context of the legendarium. They merely show that I was interested the way different readings might yield... |
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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 31,216
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tumhalad2
I will roll my eyes if I wish. Thanks.
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I will roll my eyes if I wish. Thanks. Apparently I have not been clear enough. I argue that it can be read "out of context" or "in context". Clear? I have never argued it belongs out of the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 31,216
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I do not conted CoH can only be read out of...
I do not conted CoH can only be read out of context, or that it is 'wrong' to do so. Of course all the works have their own unique tones, and no, I don't believe the story seems aberrant merely... |
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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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Let's assume it is a reasonably faithful...
Let's assume it is a reasonably faithful adaptation - this thread shouldn't need to concern itself with too many specifics. Let's assume it is faithful, encapsulates the "metaphysic" of the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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Going back to my original post, I'm interested in...
Going back to my original post, I'm interested in how a film version might change the kinds of "memes" that 'pop up' in people's heads when the hear the word "Tolkien". Put it another way; how might... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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Well, I'm being completely theoretical. This is...
Well, I'm being completely theoretical. This is not about whether they will make a film or not, it's about the effects such a project might have upon Tolkien's image as a popular author. |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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Oh, okay:p I really had no idea that such a...
Oh, okay:p I really had no idea that such a logical fallacy was called by the name "begging the question". *Prostrates himself in front of Nerwen* To be honest though, at least where I'm from,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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tumhalad2
:Merisu: Oh dear, do I need to wash my mouth out?...
:Merisu: Oh dear, do I need to wash my mouth out? :D You're obviously not a linguist if you believe that linguistic items have proper usages. How prescriptivist of you. But I agree it's a useful... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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There is such a thing as colloquial language -...
There is such a thing as colloquial language - and "beg the question" in colloquial register has much the same meaning as "raise the question". At least it does where I'm from, and that's the meaning... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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To my mind, "begs" and "raises" really means the...To my mind, "begs" and "raises" really means the same thing. I don't appreciate the difference. When I write that the book "begs" the question, I mean that when I first read it, I began to engage... |
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Forum: The Books
01-17-2011, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,717
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tumhalad2
The Children of Hurin - The FilmBefore you castigate me for putting a topic with the above title in the book section, please hear me out. On the release of the Children of Hurin in 2007, almost all reviews were positive - but... |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2010, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,382
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tumhalad2
The MewlipsI'm intrigued by Tolkien's poem, the Mewlips, found in the volume Adventures of Tom Bombadil The Shadows where the Mewlips dwell Are dark and wet as ink, And slow and softly rings their bell,... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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tumhalad2
Once again, let's agree to disagree. I don't...
Once again, let's agree to disagree. I don't think this point is all that important in the scheme of things... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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:smokin: This is not all based on my own thoughts...
:smokin: This is not all based on my own thoughts on the "ethics of reading", and I'm not even sure where you came up with that. Let me set this out: 1. Mieville makes claims about the values... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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ok, i think ive explained myself enough. We'll...
ok, i think ive explained myself enough. We'll just have to agree to disagree. |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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tumhalad2
My original words: Does Tolkien's literature...
My original words: Does Tolkien's literature merely console? Should it challenge us (read: challenge notions of capitalist hegemony) or are we complicit in some exploitative bourgeois idyll? I was... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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Yeah, I'm not saying I agree with this, for...
Yeah, I'm not saying I agree with this, for goodness sake. But from Mieville's point of view we are complicit in an immoral way. The act of reading a book with questionable morals is thus an act of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2010, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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I mean exactly that when I use "complicit" - The...
I mean exactly that when I use "complicit" - The whole point of modern theories of literature is to demonstrate that reading is in some sense a political act that can be undermined and deconstructed. |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2010, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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No no, good point. Certainly, Mieville seems to...
No no, good point. Certainly, Mieville seems to be trying to cater to the Marxist audience who would be less sympathetic to speculative fiction than most. Mieville has also contributed to a book... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2010, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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Opinions is exactly what we want in this topic,...
Opinions is exactly what we want in this topic, and lots of them! With regards to Moorcock, I have a volume of his stories sitting on my shelf titled "Elric"; I have heard his Elric themed stories... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2010, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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tumhalad2
Why criticise me? If you don't want to engage in...
Why criticise me? If you don't want to engage in this debate, then don't. Why is it so frustrating for you that I've made this post? Who cares if some of these points have been raised before - in... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2010, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 31,216
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tumhalad2
To take your points here in reverse order: The...
To take your points here in reverse order: The Children of Hurin is not about the Noldor at all, it is primarily about the struggles of humanity in a blighted world. The Noldor have reason to think... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2010, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,109
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tumhalad2
Ok, fine, allow me to explain myself. Having...
Ok, fine, allow me to explain myself. Having posted the quote, quite innocently, and without any thought to offend anyone, you come along and insinuate that Im am wasting...what exactly, your time?... |
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