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Bêthberry · 10-07-2002, 07:29 AM

Greetings Estelyn,

You are so right. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Reading all the witnesses to Tolkien takes us farther into understanding each other as a community.

I am intrigued by your statement, though, that none around you are interested in Tolkien. Could you speculate on this?

Would it be that there is little interest in English literature or in any literature among those around you? Or does his vision of the old mythologies not appeal to those who know the Niebelungenlied? Perhaps Tolkien's vision is out of step with the larger culture around you?

Bethberry

10-07-2002, 07:29 AM	#52
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,170	Greetings Estelyn, You are so right. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Reading all the witnesses to Tolkien takes us farther into understanding each other as a community. I am intrigued by your statement, though, that none around you are interested in Tolkien. Could you speculate on this? Would it be that there is little interest in English literature or in any literature among those around you? Or does his vision of the old mythologies not appeal to those who know the Niebelungenlied? Perhaps Tolkien's vision is out of step with the larger culture around you? Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.