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Bêthberry · 02-21-2011, 10:57 PM

I'm not a regular reader of Tolkien Studies but perhaps I should be. I just came across this scholarly article by Professor Michael Drout which defends Tolkien against Modernist criticism by way of linguistic analysis.

Tolkien's Prose Style and its Literary and Rhetorical Effects

There's some intriguing connections with Shakespeare's King Lear and an analysis of Tolkien's defense of kingship, to say nothing of an insightful suggestion about Denethor and the Witch King.

As a rout of Modernist antipathy to Tolkien it should make many a Downer's day.

02-21-2011, 10:57 PM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	A Defense of 'Lord of the Rings' against Modernist criticism I'm not a regular reader of Tolkien Studies but perhaps I should be. I just came across this scholarly article by Professor Michael Drout which defends Tolkien against Modernist criticism by way of linguistic analysis. Tolkien's Prose Style and its Literary and Rhetorical Effects There's some intriguing connections with Shakespeare's King Lear and an analysis of Tolkien's defense of kingship, to say nothing of an insightful suggestion about Denethor and the Witch King. As a rout of Modernist antipathy to Tolkien it should make many a Downer's day. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away. Last edited by Bêthberry; 02-22-2011 at 10:45 AM.