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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-23-2002, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 64,757
Posted By
Kalessin
Unfortunately the Star Wars films (like John...Unfortunately the Star Wars films (like John Milius' Conan) are underpinned by such a feeble moral (or spiritual) philosophy, which is so central to the narrative, that I have a bit of a problem with... |
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Forum: The Books
05-23-2002, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,488
Posted By
Kalessin
Nar, your interpretation of Tom Bombadil as a...Nar, your interpretation of Tom Bombadil as a subtle vehicle for Illuvatar is very interesting and perceptive. I agree that your interpretation perhaps goes beyond what we might expect from... |
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Forum: The Books
05-23-2002, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,546
Posted By
Kalessin
The idea of some new author coming out with...The idea of some new author coming out with parallel histories or continuations of Tolkiens work makes me very uneasy. The nature of Tolkien's monumental solo effort at creation of myth - his... |
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Forum: The Books
05-23-2002, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,963
Posted By
Kalessin
Interesting thread ...
I think this...Interesting thread ... I think this is a useful and compelling analysis. In his letters Tolkien emphasised the themes of Fall, Mortality and Machine, and the centrality of 'sub-creation' to... |
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Forum: The Books
05-23-2002, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,550
Posted By
Kalessin
Hmmm smilies/confused.gif
I'm...Hmmm smilies/confused.gif I'm not necessarily keen on listing the ways in which Tolkien is "inferior" to any other writers. Apart from the inevitable antagonism that results, it's... |
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Forum: The Books
05-22-2002, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Gothmog, thanks for your insights ...Gothmog, thanks for your insights smilies/smile.gif Well, I can only go back to Tolkien's words here - both the contextual writing and the narrative itself. At no point is it stated or... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-21-2002, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 13,226
Posted By
Kalessin
Whatever the validity of the original assertion,...Whatever the validity of the original assertion, this is a hilarious thread. I am gratified by the rebirth of satire (especially in Lush) .<P>As the song says "Irony is the last refuge of the ...... |
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Forum: The Books
05-21-2002, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,550
Posted By
Kalessin
... gritted teeth ...
Now, I've...... gritted teeth ... Now, I've already had this argument with just about everyone on these boards, and there you go throwing salt on a livid festering wound smilies/smile.gif The dense... |
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Forum: The Books
05-21-2002, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,398
Posted By
Kalessin
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Forum: The Books
05-21-2002, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,334
Posted By
Kalessin
You may be answering your own question, Mithadan ...You may be answering your own question, Mithadan smilies/smile.gif . My impression is that by the time of the fellowship, the elves were already turning inward, and obsessed with the 'fading'... |
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Forum: The Books
05-19-2002, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Interesting ...
Yes, perhaps, as a...Interesting ... Yes, perhaps, as a form of outdated cultural rationalisation. However, as I said earlier, Spinoza and the other Christian philosophers moved on from the idea of a highly... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-18-2002, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
So much is being said of great interest and...So much is being said of great interest and value, and yet with such fluidity and a certain whimsy, that it is becoming impossible to do every contribution justice, or even maintain a good adversial... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-17-2002, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
Ouch!!!!!
I've just visited the sites posted...Ouch!!!!! I've just visited the sites posted by Mithadan as relevant ... check this out, a critique from an avowedly Christian perspective - Now, from the second one - an explicitly... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-17-2002, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
littlemanpoet smilies/smile.gif
whilst I...littlemanpoet smilies/smile.gif whilst I feel rather boring having to agree with you most of the time smilies/tongue.gif , I think this is a salient point. Both the 'snapshot' metaphor and... |
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Forum: The Books
05-17-2002, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Harad smilies/smile.gif
I'm not...Harad smilies/smile.gif I'm not sure about either point. If by yin and yang you mean an equilibrium arising from oppositional forces, and/or that everything exists must have an opposite... |
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Forum: The Books
05-17-2002, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Interesting post, Lord Gothmog. Perhaps I should...Interesting post, Lord Gothmog. Perhaps I should move my response to Ancalagon so that it follows yours, as we are both addressing the specific points he raised, but my interpretation also applies... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-13-2002, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 8,217
Posted By
Kalessin
This is clearly a key topic for all Tolkien...This is clearly a key topic for all Tolkien enthusiasts smilies/smile.gif Perhaps out there in the big wide world is someone who by appearance could be the love child of Liv Tyler and Viggo... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2002, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Ancalgon's Fire, you are asking good questions,...Ancalgon's Fire, you are asking good questions, but I just don't think Tolkien rationalised this area in the way in which we are trying to do. First of all, please let's stop talking about "the... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2002, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,986
Posted By
Kalessin
Hi Gryphon, welcome smilies/smile.gif
...Hi Gryphon, welcome smilies/smile.gif Of course Tolkien was stating an opinion, and there are some fine examples of apparently allegorical writing, by Steinbeck and others. However,... |
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Forum: The Books
05-11-2002, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
Posted By
Kalessin
Interesting post, and touching on themes that...Interesting post, and touching on themes that inevitably take us closer to 'Trilogy and Bible' territory. I cannot bear to rehash everything from that other thread, but I would question the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-10-2002, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
Man Of Westernesse
I do appreciate and...Man Of Westernesse I do appreciate and respect the sincerity and humility of your post. Thank you smilies/smile.gif Tolkien's faith as a devout Catholic, inferring as it does a certain... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2002, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 16,908
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Kalessin
Interesting post, and some thoughtful...Interesting post, and some thoughtful contributions above smilies/smile.gif The problematic duality and/or ambiguity in Tolkien's myth of origin reflects to some degree the unresolved - though... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-07-2002, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
Hi Estel
Thanks for a detailed and...Hi Estel Thanks for a detailed and thought-provoking contribution smilies/smile.gif I can see that much of your argument was geared towards the issues raised in the now closed Tolkien and... |
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Forum: The Books
05-06-2002, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Aiwendil smilies/smile.gif
A very...Aiwendil smilies/smile.gif A very elegant phrase which instantly wins me over, although "artist and amatuer philosopher" would be even more flattering smilies/wink.gif With my amateur... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Hi Aiwendil - we meet again in that torchlit...Hi Aiwendil - we meet again in that torchlit arena - "What is Art II" smilies/smile.gif You make some excellent points, and this is issue does relate in a roundabout way to the continuing... |
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