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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-28-2004, 08:01 PM |
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Gorwingel wrote:
Very intriguing; who...
Gorwingel wrote: Very intriguing; who agrees? Has it worked on you? On other Tolkien enthusiasts that you know? |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-27-2004, 08:33 PM |
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Excellent point, Guinevere, and very well put. ...
Excellent point, Guinevere, and very well put. "Fair, sad, and uplifting..." Yes, a good description of it all... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-25-2004, 06:38 AM |
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mark12_30
See this post...
See this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=331906&postcount=18) for some Websters definitions that might prove helpful. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-19-2004, 12:09 PM |
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mark12_30
I think you started the translation nicely. Yes,...
I think you started the translation nicely. Yes, that is the sort of thing I think Tolkien was driving at; but I think it goes higher and deeper than politeness (although courtesy is certainly a... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-18-2004, 06:33 AM |
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Eomer, I've edited my original post.
I'll...
Eomer, I've edited my original post. I'll talk a little bit about "high, purged of the gross". By "high" I think he means "heroic", in one sense, and also highly moral in another sense. Some... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-16-2004, 06:28 AM |
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Tolkien fandom: 'high', purged of the gross?
In his letters, Tolkien spoke of Middle-Earth in elegant and lofty terms. Here's a quote from letter 131. Now that we've become aquainted with TOlkien's legendarium (his whole tale of... |
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