The Quenta Silmarillion Eucatastrophe-less

[Aiwendil]

I only have time for a brief comment, but something caught my eye.

Son of Numenor wrote:

If Imladris in her reading did not feel something that she can (honestly, based on her knowledge of Tolkien's intended meaning of the word) describe as eucatastrophe, then the Quenta Silmarillion was 'eucatastrophe-less' for her.

An interesting point comes up - is "eucatastrophe" only definable in relation to an individual, or is it an objective quality of a work, definable in terms of plot alone (or plot and other intrinsic attributes of the work)?

I have to say that I have always thought of it in the latter way - as a literary object that does not depend on anyone's personal reaction to it.