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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-16-2003, 04:00 PM |
Replies: 89
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Iarwain
Glad you posted, Saucepan! smilies/biggrin.gif ...
Glad you posted, Saucepan! smilies/biggrin.gif Now I have no further reason to post in this thread. Good-bye Everyone! Iarwain |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-15-2003, 02:31 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
A Brief Comment:
Why should Tolkien be...
A Brief Comment: Why should Tolkien be present in all Fantasy? Are Tolkien's thoughts and methods present in all author's minds? Need everyone use elves, dwarves and dragons in their dreams of... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-07-2003, 05:41 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Even then, though, you would be relating back to...
Even then, though, you would be relating back to the academic world. This is the same problem that our good friend Lush caught me on, when I was arguing for the same thing as you. Who would care... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-07-2003, 05:21 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Not confusing at all, Lalaith. I fail to...
Not confusing at all, Lalaith. I fail to understand you only on one point. If the people of the academic world judge works to be or not to be of a specific genre, then how should we plan to get... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-06-2003, 04:36 PM |
Replies: 89
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Iarwain
Funny, on the back of my copy it said it was...
Funny, on the back of my copy it said it was rivaled only by Tolkien. Dune Messiah comes before Children of Dune which comes before God Emperor of Dune, the Fourth Book. Iarwain |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-05-2003, 08:14 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Very good, Saucepan, I've always thought of...
Very good, Saucepan, I've always thought of Asimov's books as classics in the Sci-Fi genre (my English teacher apparently thinks so too, as she makes constant refrences on my papers). The genre... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-05-2003, 05:34 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Nice link, Turambar. Apparently I've read more...
Nice link, Turambar. Apparently I've read more fantasy than I thought. I've read five books on the list, and six more related to those. (1,3,10,26,41) That's nice that your teacher was familiar... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-04-2003, 10:29 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Carlas, your argument is completely logical. I...
Carlas, your argument is completely logical. I can understand how you can think that. However, perhaps the general idea of "Fantasy", and novels classified as fantastical, have changed over the... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-04-2003, 07:13 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
I understand now, Lush. Sorry for that outburst,...
I understand now, Lush. Sorry for that outburst, and you will momentarily be removed from my block list (don't quite remember when that happened). It just set me off: the suttle mockery in what you... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-03-2003, 07:06 PM |
Replies: 89
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Iarwain
By the way, Saucepan, wonderful argument. No...
By the way, Saucepan, wonderful argument. No further comment. |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-03-2003, 07:05 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Bam. I'm crushed. You've killed me, Lush. ...
Bam. I'm crushed. You've killed me, Lush. smilies/biggrin.gif Thanks for informing me about the weak founded nature of my hopless argument. I'm thinking that I ought to feel awfully crushed... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-03-2003, 05:10 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Great posts, Lyta_Underhill, and Aragornreborn. ...
Great posts, Lyta_Underhill, and Aragornreborn. Both of you bring up good points. Tolkien is different, but other fantasy is also different. Lush, thanks for posting, it gave me a good... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-02-2003, 10:26 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Now, good Sandman, I must disagree. If you use...
Now, good Sandman, I must disagree. If you use an author as your template, that does not in any way mean that you will use the same writing style as them, or even (in Tolkien's case) work outside... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-01-2003, 04:06 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
In reality, I've only read books by two fantasy...
In reality, I've only read books by two fantasy authors: Tolkien (obviously) and the Miller Brothers (creators of the Myst computer game series). Both involve in depth, complex solutions to... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 02-28-2003, 09:32 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
I'm very happy to have attratcted such an...
I'm very happy to have attratcted such an intelligent group of posters! smilies/biggrin.gif Don't worry, Diamonds, I like some other fantasy also. It isn't all that bad, just very redundant in... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 02-23-2003, 02:53 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Very true, very true indeed.
Tolkien's...
Very true, very true indeed. Tolkien's books should not be "elitist", but they should be kept in the correct classification, they do contain all of the different storytelling elements of modern... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 02-22-2003, 08:12 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Thank you everyone! Didn't expect a response so...
Thank you everyone! Didn't expect a response so quickly. smilies/biggrin.gif Good old Diamonds, as you have taken the liberty of labeling modern Fantasy as Barbaric and unintelligent, should... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 02-22-2003, 07:43 PM |
Replies: 89
Views: 27,373
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Iarwain
Unworthy
What does everyone think about Lord of the Rings as a member of the Fantasy genre? Iarwain [ March 03, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] |
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