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**lindil** · 03-30-2003, 10:47 PM

The genius of Tolkien is that, asssuming you wish or need to hear 'truth', he offers you dozens of 'aproaches'.

Hints of Religion, and higher evolved races

Mythology

Ethics and Morality

Philosophy

Language

Art/Music

Sociology

Geography

Tolkien has by God's grace, managed to breathe life into his words and a college course might be able to point to this, but to explicate it all requires someone such as Shippey who has walked the same road.

Dissecting and analyizing Tolkien serves little point if you have not yet 'been there', and you have you want to go back to the experience of Eucatasphrophe. Unless one's professor understands that concept, and understands it in relation to Tolkien they are wasting your time.

Most critics seem to miss the child-like simplicity of the eucatastrophic, and thus miss Tolkien.

[ March 30, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ]

03-30-2003, 10:47 PM	#24
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	The genius of Tolkien is that, asssuming you wish or need to hear 'truth', he offers you dozens of 'aproaches'. Hints of Religion, and higher evolved races Mythology Ethics and Morality Philosophy Language Art/Music Sociology Geography Tolkien has by God's grace, managed to breathe life into his words and a college course might be able to point to this, but to explicate it all requires someone such as Shippey who has walked the same road. Dissecting and analyizing Tolkien serves little point if you have not yet 'been there', and you have you want to go back to the experience of Eucatasphrophe. Unless one's professor understands that concept, and understands it in relation to Tolkien they are wasting your time. Most critics seem to miss the child-like simplicity of the eucatastrophic, and thus miss Tolkien. [ March 30, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.