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Zoe · 02-02-2001, 07:27 PM

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Re: old plywright

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> ...and when taught, it [English Literature] was confined chiefly to a study of Shakespeare's plays, which Ronald soon found that he 'disliked cordially'.
- J R R Tolkien: A Biography, Humphry Carpenter<hr></blockquote>

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> ...while in a debate on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays he 'poured a sudden flood of unqualified abuse on Shakespeare, upon his filthy birthplace, his squalid surroundings, and his sordid character.'
- J R R Tolkien: A Biography, Humphry Carpenter<hr></blockquote>

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02-02-2001, 07:27 PM	#1
Zoe Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 223	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 167</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: old plywright <blockquote>*Quote:<hr> ...and when taught, it [English Literature] was confined chiefly to a study of Shakespeare's plays, which Ronald soon found that he 'disliked cordially'. - J R R Tolkien: A Biography, Humphry Carpenter<hr></blockquote> <blockquote>Quote:<hr> ...while in a debate on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays he 'poured a sudden flood of unqualified abuse on Shakespeare, upon his filthy birthplace, his squalid surroundings, and his sordid character.' - J R R Tolkien: A Biography*, Humphry Carpenter<hr></blockquote> </p>