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Iarwain · 07-03-2003, 08:50 PM

Inspired by Diamond's applauseworthy summation, I think I'll explain my last post.

The thing about Middle-Earth is that it was created by an ordinary person. He may have had unusual talents with languages, and he was gifted with a wonderful imagination, but Tolkien was human, and his literary masterpiece reflects that fact infinitely. Middle-Earth may be incredibly realistic, but it is a fantasy. It may posess extraordinary depth and detail, yet it remains simplistic to an extreme, lacking a full history, while what it does have is a selective framework, missing the background of entire races. It is a myth. It was designed as such, and remains to be so. As a whole, it lacks the complexities of reality, while being inconsistent with the detail already provided.

Ever Wandering,
Iarwain

[ July 03, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

07-03-2003, 08:50 PM	#79
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Inspired by Diamond's applauseworthy summation, I think I'll explain my last post. The thing about Middle-Earth is that it was created by an ordinary person. He may have had unusual talents with languages, and he was gifted with a wonderful imagination, but Tolkien was human, and his literary masterpiece reflects that fact infinitely. Middle-Earth may be incredibly realistic, but it is a fantasy. It may posess extraordinary depth and detail, yet it remains simplistic to an extreme, lacking a full history, while what it does have is a selective framework, missing the background of entire races. It is a myth. It was designed as such, and remains to be so. As a whole, it lacks the complexities of reality, while being inconsistent with the detail already provided. Ever Wandering, Iarwain [ July 03, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"