It is more the other way around: Tolkien's work influences my 'interpretation' of the 'real world.' As I said, I don't even attempt to try to fit Tolkien's writing too closely to the 'real world,' if by that you mean attempt to correlate historical events and personalities in a direct way. It is a matter of universal themes and archetypes,really, coupled with his scholarship, that resonate so strongly with me.
[ March 17, 2002: Message edited by: Glenethor ]
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