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Bêthberry · 07-18-2002, 07:56 AM

So then, it can definitely be said that Tolkien is not the only author who is reread! I would still like to know, however, if rereading his work is any different from rereading the work of other authors.

Also, many of us say that rereading Tolkien allows us to attend more closely to the nuances of all the details. Is it merely a matter of adding on more quantity to the story? I guess another way of asking this is, does the building up of these details change the story or simply give it more depth, make it a more fully realized 'sub-creation' (to use Tolkien's own term)?

Bethberry

07-18-2002, 07:56 AM	#21
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,989	So then, it can definitely be said that Tolkien is not the only author who is reread! I would still like to know, however, if rereading his work is any different from rereading the work of other authors. Also, many of us say that rereading Tolkien allows us to attend more closely to the nuances of all the details. Is it merely a matter of adding on more quantity to the story? I guess another way of asking this is, does the building up of these details change the story or simply give it more depth, make it a more fully realized 'sub-creation' (to use Tolkien's own term)? Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.