Are There Any Valid Criticisms? (aka Kalessin's Rant) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-05-2002, 07:21 AM

Nar, interesting points, both of them! What a fascinating first post! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Seeing the various characters of the story as aspects of one personality is something I've been thinking about since reading an essay some time ago. It spoke of LotR as a description of the process of individualization. I will have to hunt through my old threads to find that link and will post it here when I do.
Then your interpretation of Tolkien's poetic descriptions as jazz variations on a theme - how lovely! Not limited to jazz, though - Bach did it too! Wouldn't want to miss either!

04-05-2002, 07:21 AM	#11
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Nar, interesting points, both of them! What a fascinating first post! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Seeing the various characters of the story as aspects of one personality is something I've been thinking about since reading an essay some time ago. It spoke of LotR as a description of the process of individualization. I will have to hunt through my old threads to find that link and will post it here when I do. Then your interpretation of Tolkien's poetic descriptions as jazz variations on a theme - how lovely! Not limited to jazz, though - Bach did it too! Wouldn't want to miss either! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'