He said; she said: where the critics led - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

HerenIstarion · 12-16-2004, 08:21 AM

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Boromir88 · 12-16-2004, 09:54 AM

I hate MLA format, and MLA "professors." I also can't stand being politically correct, history books have been altered because of the big thing now, being "politically correct." Now, you have someone practically standing over you, "nope nope nope, can't call them that....they must be referred as this."

drigel · 12-16-2004, 02:39 PM

Boro - I agree totally. This might rub some downers the wrong way, but some of the academia analysis of Tolkien (especially early on) totally missed the point. I think a lot of it had to do with the timing: The post WWII environment did not lend a very sympathetic critical ear to a story based on northern european/germanic mythology.

12-16-2004, 08:21 AM	#1
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12-16-2004, 09:54 AM	#2
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	I hate MLA format, and MLA "professors." I also can't stand being politically correct, history books have been altered because of the big thing now, being "politically correct." Now, you have someone practically standing over you, "nope nope nope, can't call them that....they must be referred as this."

12-16-2004, 02:39 PM	#3
drigel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: commonplace city Posts: 518	Boro - I agree totally. This might rub some downers the wrong way, but some of the academia analysis of Tolkien (especially early on) totally missed the point. I think a lot of it had to do with the timing: The post WWII environment did not lend a very sympathetic critical ear to a story based on northern european/germanic mythology.