Why I Like Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 04-12-2006, 05:25 PM

I don't like to break it down too much, but......
I suppose the vivid language in LOTR (and even more so in the Silm) is one of the attractions for me. The English language seems so degraded in the everyday use of today that the elegance and clarity of the writing shines that much more. The same basic story would not have been as good written by a less accomplished linguist.

04-12-2006, 05:25 PM	#14
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I don't like to break it down too much, but...... I suppose the vivid language in LOTR (and even more so in the Silm) is one of the attractions for me. The English language seems so degraded in the everyday use of today that the elegance and clarity of the writing shines that much more. The same basic story would not have been as good written by a less accomplished linguist. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

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