J. R. R. Tolkien and William Blake. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 06-29-2005, 06:32 PM

Blake created a mythology of new perspective that cut away from traditional orthodox Christianity and which was Romantic in origin. (Yet today, at St. Paul's cathedral, he is named 'visionary' rather than poet.) Tolkien created a mythology out of philology, the study of the origins, derivations, and development of languages. Previous mythologies play a part in Tolkien's vision, although his use of them is unique. Philology is an academic discipline which looks back and posits origins.

06-29-2005, 06:32 PM	#7
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Blake created a mythology of new perspective that cut away from traditional orthodox Christianity and which was Romantic in origin. (Yet today, at St. Paul's cathedral, he is named 'visionary' rather than poet.) Tolkien created a mythology out of philology, the study of the origins, derivations, and development of languages. Previous mythologies play a part in Tolkien's vision, although his use of them is unique. Philology is an academic discipline which looks back and posits origins.