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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil
Ah, but dear Wormcan Man, he's merely arguing for the adherence to the topic at hand: what the reader's interpretation is, as opposed to the author's intention.  |
Ah,
Wormcancloser of the Peredhy,
if the evidence is most weighty
such that author's intention
and reader interpretation
ought to be one thing,
then the reader may think
what s/he wishes all the day long
and still be wrong.
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Originally Posted by davem
Tolkien grabbed hold of these & played them up in order to point up his Catholic credentials.
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Could you produce the evidence that Tolkien felt the need?