Tolkien Biographies and Biographers
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- Uinen
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In my experience, liberal views are generally quite the opposite. Everything is OK as long as it is new and radical - which is OK as long as it finds space to be liberal about viewpoints that aren't new and which have stood the test of time.
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- Varda
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Right! The point is finding the truth, whether it is old or new. But I have found that liberals can be just as doctrinaire as conservatives. A plague on both their houses!
One really has to wonder whether some of these critics have actually read the books. Pearce has a long argument with those who call LOTR 'fascist'. Maybe I'm being too simple here, and we're to avoid allegory and all that, but isn't Sauron the fascist in this tale?
One really has to wonder whether some of these critics have actually read the books. Pearce has a long argument with those who call LOTR 'fascist'. Maybe I'm being too simple here, and we're to avoid allegory and all that, but isn't Sauron the fascist in this tale?
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Re: Tolkien Biographies and Biographers
Since John Garth is one of Tolkien's biographers, I though I should post this here. It contains a newly discovered photo of Tolkien at the age of 15:
http://johngarth.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/tolkien-at-fifteen-a-warrior-to-be/
I found the link to this at TheOneRing.net, to give credit where credit is due!
http://johngarth.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/tolkien-at-fifteen-a-warrior-to-be/
I found the link to this at TheOneRing.net, to give credit where credit is due!
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Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West,
for your King shall come again,
and he shall dwell among you
all the days of your life.
for your King shall come again,
and he shall dwell among you
all the days of your life.
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- Ulmo
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Re: Tolkien Biographies and Biographers
That is very interesting. I can't imagine putting boys in uniforms ... if you know what I mean. They look like little men.
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