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Bêthberry · 09-12-2003, 01:35 PM

LOTR is not a sociological treatise; we don't scour it to discover the nature of past civilization's garbage.

Furthermore, explicit fixations on bodily functions did not figure predominantly in most early literature. Certainly there were ribald texts such as those by Rablais and Chaucer's Miller's Tale, but these were mainly for comedic purposes. Mikhail Bahktin's study of Rabelais and other work on carnival also suggests that the basis for this comedy was really revolt against authority and order in highly regemented communities.

LOTR, although it does have its humorous moments, is not a comedic book. Nor is it particularly radical or revolutionary.

09-12-2003, 01:35 PM	#8
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	LOTR is not a sociological treatise; we don't scour it to discover the nature of past civilization's garbage. Furthermore, explicit fixations on bodily functions did not figure predominantly in most early literature. Certainly there were ribald texts such as those by Rablais and Chaucer's Miller's Tale, but these were mainly for comedic purposes. Mikhail Bahktin's study of Rabelais and other work on carnival also suggests that the basis for this comedy was really revolt against authority and order in highly regemented communities. LOTR, although it does have its humorous moments, is not a comedic book. Nor is it particularly radical or revolutionary. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.