|
 |
|
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
07-16-2002, 08:35 PM
|
#11 |
|
Stormdancer of Doom
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars
Posts: 4,349
   |
Bethberry,
Great thread. And since you set the pace, I'll add my list of stuff I reread on a fairly regular basis, and finish with "why": By Tolkien: Lord of the Rings; also suspect "Leaf By Niggle" from now on By George MacDonald: The Golden Key, The Castle, Photogen And Nycteris, Little Daylight, The Wise Woman; also The Highlander's Last Song, or What's Mine's Mine; Phantastes By Gene Edwards: The Divine Romance; A Tale of Three Kings By Hanna Hurnard: Hind's Feet On High Places; Mountains of Spices By C. S. Lewis: Chronicles of Narnia ....and why do I reread them? Simply put: Deepening revelation. In my mind, a work worth rereading is one that keeps delivering revelation on deeper and deeper levels. Those works are God-driven into the soul. And because I change, the effect of the work on me also changes. Tolkien's work is so rich (one last thought!) that I tend to land in different cultures at different times. One time through I may follow Aragorn closely, another time Boromir and Faramir, another time Legolas, Eomer, Merry and Pippin; another time Sam, another time Frodo. My "favorite place to live in Middle Earth" has changed many times! Minas Tirith, Rivendell, Ered Luin, Rohan, Lothlorien, Amon Hen... the list goes on... --Helen
__________________
...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve. |
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
|
|
Threaded Mode