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.
Quote:
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
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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?