New interview with Christopher Tolkien

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by dreeness

Whoa, pard. Best to load up with something other than blanks before you start shooting the messenger.

You have offered nothing but bitter bits of personal opinion and misinformed invective, whereas Mith offered concrete information in her rebuttal; therefore, it is you who have brought a pop-gun to the intellectual duel.

Originally Posted by dreeness

Would that be like someone who vacuums up every last motley scrap of paper JRR ever touched, hastily glues it together and sells the resulting garbled mess as a lost masterpiece?

Christopher Tolkien's research has proved invaluable to me in numerous projects. The scope of the documentation C. Tolkien has done is unprecedented for the literary works of a single author. The published material in the History of Middle-earth series alone is an enriching resource that I treasure and find indispensible.

I don't know why you have such an axe to grind, but it seems to me you have seriously misjudged the intent of Christopher Tolkien as executor of his father's unpublished material, and you are utterly misguided regarding the scholarly value and reading enjoyment of Christopher Tolkien's publications. He has shown the utmost integrity and a love for his father's work that I find exemplary.

Your posts, on the other hand, leave much to be desired.