Tolkien transaltion of Beowulf? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

zxcvbn · 01-17-2008, 11:26 AM

I am not trying to belittle Christopher Tolkien in any way. He is clearly the #1 Tolkien scholar alive. But with old age comes problems like failing memory, which is why I don't think that he himself will be editing any books after CoH. I believe he said something to that effect in the preface of HoME XIII, about how he won't be able to publish the remainder of JRRT's notes due to his age.

01-17-2008, 11:26 AM	#12
zxcvbn Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 164	I am not trying to belittle Christopher Tolkien in any way. He is clearly the #1 Tolkien scholar alive. But with old age comes problems like failing memory, which is why I don't think that he himself will be editing any books after CoH. I believe he said something to that effect in the preface of HoME XIII, about how he won't be able to publish the remainder of JRRT's notes due to his age.