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Old 02-22-2011, 08:55 AM   #3
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What Nerwen said.

I think ole Leo is falling back on one of the main tropes of journalism today: hyperbole. It seems you have to grab 'em in by making outrageous, grandiose claims. Plus he's not really in strong control of his tone.

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Originally Posted by Leo Grin
Now Dyson was mocking the work of the man who would become the most influential purveyor of Christianized fiction of that same century
He's trying to claim the sanctity of Tolkien's writing while calling The Professor a mere officer of provisions or supplies? And I suppose the author of Beowulf didn't Christianise his fiction?
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