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Originally Posted by davem
One is free to place LotR in the balance on the side of the 'anti-enlightenment & see if that balance is tipped sufficiently to claim that the Enlightenment was a mistake, or use it as an argument against 'modernism' & for traditional Christianity, but to my mind that is a mis-use of it, as it would be a mis-use of any artwork. The purpose of Art is to open us up to something deeper or higher than 'theories' - eternity.
Which is my theory......
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And one is free to inquire what is this eucatastrophe, this eternity, this aesthetic experience, and consider if it is the same place other Art leads us to. Can only Tolkien lead us there?
You are very free in characterising various people's arguments. Once again, you insist upon this hoary chestnut of experience versus meaning. Telling us over and over again in every thread runs the risk of boring us,
davem 
I see no point in replying further if this is just going to degenerate into another Romantic diatribe against analysis.