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HerenIstarion · 02-02-2001, 10:32 AM

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old plywright

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Tolkien never really liked Shakespeare<hr></blockquote>

a bit incorrect - in 'On Fairy-Stories" tolkien says he dislikes drama as (considered) a branch (may I use the word?) of literature, which fails to make a spectator suspend disbelief, not Shakespeare in particuliar.

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02-02-2001, 10:32 AM	#22
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,301	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ghost-Prince of Cardolan Posts: 523</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> old plywright <blockquote>*Quote:<hr> Tolkien never really liked Shakespeare<hr></blockquote> a bit incorrect - in 'On Fairy-Stories" tolkien says he dislikes drama* as (considered) a branch (may I use the word?) of literature, which fails to make a spectator suspend disbelief, not Shakespeare in particuliar. <a href=http://www.geocities.com/gl_century/HerenIstarion.html>HerenIstarion</a></p> __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!