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Originally Posted by Aiwendil
I'm not aware of any evidence that Tolkien "disdained" Classical Greek (or Roman) culture or literature. That he was more interested in other traditions (not only Germanic but also Celtic and Finnish), even that he thought those traditions were unfairly neglected in favour of the Classics, does not imply disdain.
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I just realised I shouldn't have said "On a more serious note" because I was actually attempting to be facetious. Whoops.