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Forum: The Books
01-05-2005, 08:19 AM
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davem
So there's a 'dual' process of growth &...
So there's a 'dual' process of growth & development percievable, a 'parallel evolution' - the evolution within the Legendarium which I described & a corresponding one - the evolution of England's... |
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Forum: The Books
01-05-2005, 01:53 AM
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davem
I wonder if the 'uniqueness' of LotR is in part...
I wonder if the 'uniqueness' of LotR is in part explained by something Lalwende alluded to in her comparison of the work with a 'dictionary'. What is unique, certainly, is that the stories were... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2005, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 51
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davem
There's a very interesting essay in the...
There's a very interesting essay in the collection 'Tolkien the Medievalist': 'Augustine in the Cottage of Lost Play: The Ainulindale as asterisk cosmogony' which may answer some of your questions.... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2005, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 51
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davem
I suppose it could be that Tolkien was not...
I suppose it could be that Tolkien was not writing a 'genre' novel, so he was not bound by the requirements of 'fantasy'. He was attempting to recreate England's lost mythology. Perhaps its because... |
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Forum: The Books
01-02-2005, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 51
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davem
I agree - yet wouldn't Sauron as Annatar' have...
I agree - yet wouldn't Sauron as Annatar' have spoken Elvish with the Elves of Eregion? And I also find it interesting that Sauron actually created the Black SpeechIts a language intended to create a... |
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