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Forum: The Books 02-12-2020, 08:38 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Blast from the past

Quite by serendipity I came across this thread, now 13 years old. We had fun, didn't we?

I still enjoy Pullman, in fact, even more now than I did then. How much better I could have framed my...
Forum: The Books 08-28-2006, 01:04 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf See, that's just the point. I think any kind of...

See, that's just the point. I think any kind of substitution would of necessity change the context of the comments. In being a substitution, it would become a different rhetorical...
Forum: The Books 08-24-2006, 07:00 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe Throwing this out as a 'hypothetical' for the...

Throwing this out as a 'hypothetical' for the sake of keeping the thread going. I've always read that article on the Lewis centenary as related to reading habits of today's readers. And I wonder if...
Forum: The Books 08-21-2006, 03:33 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf I rather think that other English "B" list...

I rather think that other English "B" list saviour, William Blake, might be chosen, given Pullman's great admiration for Blake. I think a version of his famous poem (well known as a hymn) might do...
Forum: The Books 08-19-2006, 06:05 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf Tempest in a teapot?

Okay, I haven't had and won't have time today to read over Lal's links but I can suggest a small proviso about this bit about real stories and Edith and Tolkien being separated from her.

Most of...
Forum: The Books 08-17-2006, 08:05 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
I'm glad you are so inspired and enthused by...

I'm glad you are so inspired and enthused by Tolkien. However, not everyone is as you are and there are many readers who love Tolkien who have also found other writers who they would regard as close...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2006, 09:12 PM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Tolkien Suppose they held a convention and no one talked

You are, of course, right as rain, Mister Underhill. It is the imagination that must be gained.

Yet, SF is one of the most gabbling of genres, perhaps because its status was once so often...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2006, 07:23 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Tolkien Psmith of Wootton Major

Ah, 'spun candy' here belongs to summer ritual, part of carnivals and exhibitions and wild rides, as important to my culture as the old carnival was to European culture (although perhaps the perilous...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2006, 11:57 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
1420! Given that the King of Fairie in Smith is a...

Given that the King of Fairie in Smith is a prentice chef who excels at baking fancy cakes, and that the original name of the story was The Great Cake, the eating of which provides an opportunity for...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2006, 06:03 AM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Interesting, isn't it, this attempt to reinvent...

Interesting, isn't it, this attempt to reinvent the genre? Actually, I have a fair bit of sympathy for writers who are curious enough to want to seek alternate applications of the desire for fairey....
Forum: The Books 08-15-2006, 10:48 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe I know of Moorcock mainly for his work in the New...

I know of Moorcock mainly for his work in the New Wave SF but these links from davem are really inspiring me to read his most popular work, Elrick of Melniborné (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric) ....
Forum: The Books 08-15-2006, 07:36 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
I don't think they are saying this, not Moorcock...

I don't think they are saying this, not Moorcock at least. Apparently, he met both Tolkien and Lewis in person and liked them as people.

What I think Moorcock is reacting to--and I agree with...
Forum: The Books 08-14-2006, 07:18 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Moorcock is a far more formidable person and SF...

Moorcock is a far more formidable person and SF authority. It is interesting to see how he examines the context and implications of stories. Tolkien said that it was the experience of war, of the...
Forum: The Books 08-10-2006, 08:05 AM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe Oh dear. Aren't they supposed to be souls?...

Oh dear. Aren't they supposed to be souls? Embodied souls? I'm sure there's a section where this is stated clearly. Just after Lyra and Iorek find the severed child Tony?
Forum: The Books 08-08-2006, 08:15 PM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf Anima is a likely explanation, but as I said in a...

Anima is a likely explanation, but as I said in a post above, I've read HDM only once and haven't deeply pondered all its implications. I suppose one would have to know Jung very well to be able to...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2006, 06:58 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pity, dear, as I always enjoy your posts, even if...

Pity, dear, as I always enjoy your posts, even if I disagree with them. :)

I, too, am disappointed by the implications of Susan's depiction. There's a very strong, horrible tradition in...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2006, 10:53 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 43,676
Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf Forgive my misunderstanding. To me, there is a...

Forgive my misunderstanding. To me, there is a vast difference between saying "human beings are by nature good" and they are "innocent", which is again different from saying "morally neutral."

In...
Forum: The Books 08-05-2006, 05:35 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe Hmmm. Lyra is repeatedly described as a liar; her...

Hmmm. Lyra is repeatedly described as a liar; her stories and tales are similar to the "stretchers' which Mark Twain has his boys tell. Pullman even pronounces the name "Lie-ra" rather than, as I had...
Forum: The Books 08-01-2006, 12:32 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Leaf Or contrived? ;) Such social...

Or contrived? ;)



Such social Darwinism! I wonder if Pullman, who seems to favour science, has checked out any current medical or psychological research in personality theory.
And,...
Forum: The Books 07-30-2006, 09:44 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Tolkien As most of you can suspect from reading my posts...

As most of you can suspect from reading my posts on this thread, I am fascinated by the virulence of Pullman's attitude towards Tolkien, particularly since many of the journalists who interview him...
Forum: The Books 07-27-2006, 07:37 PM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe The more I look back at HDM, the more I become...

The more I look back at HDM, the more I become very curious about Pullman's attitude towards Tolkien's brand of fantasy.

HI, I think you are on to something in the way Tolkien regards Shakespeare....
Forum: The Books 07-25-2006, 08:02 AM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe In his own words

I haven't read these links yet, but here are Pullman's lectures in full.

Miss Goddard's Grave (http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=113)


Isis Speech...
Forum: The Books 07-23-2006, 06:18 AM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Tolkien Is there a text in this forumroom?

Well, I suppose we could quibble over what you mean by criticism, but I had used the words 'objection' and 'correction' and suggested that the main point of Tolkien's comments derived from the...
Forum: The Books 07-22-2006, 08:42 AM
Replies: 160
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Posted By Bęthberry
Tolkien One need not 'apply' the family romance to the...

One need not 'apply' the family romance to the idea that great minds read more closely into things, so closely, that they produce new, original readings for us. There are many other metaphors one...
Forum: The Books 07-21-2006, 10:41 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 43,676
Posted By Bęthberry
Pipe "Humbug? Humbug?" offered Blackadder, off stage.

A day full of adventures leaves very little time for the Downs, but here are some tardy replies and thoughts . . .



Here's a brief rundown of the more accessible Will-whatnots in the Letters....
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