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Originally Posted by davem
Yes, but I was addressed directly & asked for a response. I think you would be the first to admit that politeness is my greatest fault.
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I believe you have me confused with
Estelyn Telcontar, who has met you and who has attested to your politeness. Having never met you, I cannot of course admit to anything, even if by chance our paths had crossed unknowingly some three years ago when I was in York, Oxford, and London--of the English variety.
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Originally Posted by davem
I think it did. We need to keep in mind that Tolkien was, in that letter to Waldman, attempting to 'sell' his books to a publisher who he hoped would agree to publish both LotR & The Sil.
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So when Tolkien attempts to persue monetary gain, that's okay.
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Originally Posted by Lal
But somehow I don't think the 'authenticity' issue is of any matter when someone is adapting a story that's already been written by Tolkien. What are they gonna do? Hop in the nearest Tardis and go back and change details of his life?
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Authenticity is an issue when biography is used as one of the main criteria for explaining the provenance of the texts, because even adaptations will be effected by biography.
Raynor, I appreciate your query about subjective perception and objectively true statements.