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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
Nothing poetic about it, as it isn't inclusive. For centuries after the middle ages, the domestic arts were ignored as art forms in favour of the "higher" art of painting and sculpture, which were largely (although not entirely) the realm of males. It's something similar to that argument that to call the human race 'man' is to ignore half of the species. That argument, though, may be lost on some.  |
I know but we're talking about Tolkien and he was wise and cultured enough to know that the visual arts included a lot more than formal painting - he even had his Elves be Craftspeople instead of churning out Old Masters of Elrond (for Elladan to draw a moustache and beard on...). He was a follower of Morris.