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Originally Posted by Saurreg
In this case, would the copy not deviate more from the original works in terms of sensation and theme, ending up being more impersonal than before?
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Well, its difficult to say how much the version we have has 'deviated' from the original, because we don't have the original to compare it to. What we have is a work at the end of a very long line of copies & translations.
We might also want to ask how much 'Tolkien the translator' (ie the character within the secondary world version of the primary world) was like Professor Tolkien himself - can we assume he was as skilled & consciencious, or even as talented, as his real world alter ego?
