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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,845
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Kalessin
Welcome, Child of Eru smilies/smile.gif
...Welcome, Child of Eru smilies/smile.gif Yes, I have seen elsewhere references to Tolkien's disapproval of Lewis' eclecticism, and the point that Tolkien's Catholicism is considerably different to... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,986
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Kalessin
From the point of view of "the creative act", I...From the point of view of "the creative act", I tend to agree with Silver-Shod Muse on this one. Whether an author is clearly allegorical, or blatantly proselytising, or subtly ambiguous etc., is in... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,255
Posted By
Kalessin
Erm ...
Sorry but have to disagree. ...Erm ... Sorry but have to disagree. "Strong independent women in literature" had been around for a while before Tolkien. That includes strong independent women authors, too. In fact, you... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,383
Posted By
Kalessin
Interesting post, Halfir - just don't start a...Interesting post, Halfir - just don't start a free will debate smilies/smile.gif As far as I can see from Tolkien's contextual writings, The Silmarillion is intended to 'act' as myth, but as myth... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,845
Posted By
Kalessin
Agree Littleman - we have to be careful about...Agree Littleman - we have to be careful about applying modern (and perhaps American) conceptions to the particularly English (and academic) culture in which Tolkien and Lewis interacted. Thanks also... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-04-2002, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 450,296
Posted By
Kalessin
For obvious reasons I should say Ursula Le Guin's...For obvious reasons I should say Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Quartet. However, I would also like to cite Jose Luis Borges (author of many fantastical fictions), and The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Thanks Littleman, articulate and...Thanks Littleman, articulate and thought-provoking as always smilies/smile.gif I'm happy for the nits to be picked, as the small components making up a line of reasoning should be rigorously... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
I've been reading with interest and enjoyment the...I've been reading with interest and enjoyment the recent evolution of this thread into a more general discussion, both of what the essence of art is, and the creative act itself and the variations... |
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Forum: The Books
04-30-2002, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,595
Posted By
Kalessin
Having just participated at length in a thread...Having just participated at length in a thread that was closed after complaints, I guess I'm skating on thin ice here, but here goes ... As far as I can tell this is not a "gay" thread (whatever... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-25-2002, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,003
Posted By
Kalessin
Gilthalion
Thank you for what I found to be...Gilthalion Thank you for what I found to be an interesting post. Whatever you might think, I have a profound respect for faith and spirituality (I know this word is open to many interpretations),... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-24-2002, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,003
Posted By
Kalessin
Gilthalion
Thank you for your reply. Let me...Gilthalion Thank you for your reply. Let me try to do it justice and address the various points you made. Apologies in advance for length, I have to admit I've never been described as laconic ... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-23-2002, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,003
Posted By
Kalessin
OK, sorry smilies/smile.gif dry rationality is a...OK, sorry smilies/smile.gif dry rationality is a particular speciality of mine. We come to praise Tolkien, not to bury him (apologies to WS). Peace smilies/smile.gif Gilthalion, scroll up ... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-23-2002, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,003
Posted By
Kalessin
Wormtongue and Aosama, I think it is both...Wormtongue and Aosama, I think it is both reasonable and accurate to acknowledge the moral sensibility in Tolkien's work, and the specific faith from which that sensibility is derived. It need not... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-23-2002, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 140,253
Posted By
Kalessin
I am pushing this back up because a couple of new...I am pushing this back up because a couple of new threads on similar lines have appeared and I believe newer members will find the many insights here both relevant and rewarding. I also cannot... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-23-2002, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,003
Posted By
Kalessin
Gilthalion : you said -
"The Orthodox Jew...Gilthalion : you said - "The Orthodox Jew will find Tolkien far more understandable than the Secular Humanist, who will understand him still better than the Atheist" I would challenge you... |
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Forum: The Books
04-22-2002, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 20,976
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Kalessin
I think Silver is on the right lines here in...I think Silver is on the right lines here in terms of a moral sensibility beneath the narrative, but Reyna is spot on - it's a story which is meant to be exciting and entertaining smilies/tongue.gif... |
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Forum: The Books
04-22-2002, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 13,753
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Kalessin
As has been pointed out the idea of a "balance...As has been pointed out the idea of a "balance between good and evil", or "needing evil in order to appreciate the good", or "evil being created by Illuvatur / God", or any such variant, is... |
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Forum: The Books
04-22-2002, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,595
Posted By
Kalessin
Maril
An exploration of the homoerotic...Maril An exploration of the homoerotic aspects of wartime comradeship, male bonding in the time of Tolkien, or the specific master-manservant bond between Frodo and Sam, opens up many interesting... |
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Forum: The Books
04-22-2002, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,748
Posted By
Kalessin
dragongirlG, there's a certain resonance in your...dragongirlG, there's a certain resonance in your words - "In Middle Earth, we could trust Gandalf. But in real life, there are no Gandalfs." - and that in effect summarises the in-applicability of... |
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Forum: The Books
04-22-2002, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Hi Estel smilies/smile.gif
Thanks for a...Hi Estel smilies/smile.gif Thanks for a typically gracious reply. Whilst perhaps coming from different positions, hopefully you will agree that the tone of this thread, at least, has been... |
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Forum: The Books
04-21-2002, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,748
Posted By
Kalessin
It's worth considering that both pity and mercy...It's worth considering that both pity and mercy are the prerogative of those with some kind of power over the potential recipient. They are ethical considerations that guide one's action in a... |
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Forum: The Books
04-20-2002, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Being not so well-adjusted in my dotage, I am...Being not so well-adjusted in my dotage, I am disproportionately concerned that my response to Estel does not get drowned out just yet (grrr ... smilies/rolleyes.gif ). However, Nar and Maril,... |
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Forum: The Books
04-20-2002, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Estel smilies/mad.gif
You have quoted me...Estel smilies/mad.gif You have quoted me at length from a relatively early part of the 'Trilogy and Bible' thread. The argument moved on from there and, indeed, without the context of that... |
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Forum: The Books
04-19-2002, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 853
Views: 182,834
Posted By
Kalessin
Nice topic smilies/smile.gif
I consider...Nice topic smilies/smile.gif I consider myself an occasional writer and regular storyteller. And I am under no illusions about my limitations (or failings) as an author ... Personally, I... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2002, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 46,656
Posted By
Kalessin
Nar, your latest piece is beautifully weighted,...Nar, your latest piece is beautifully weighted, and I am very much in sympathy with the subtlety of your analysis. The truth, if such a thing can inferred, is to my mind generally a collage of light... |
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