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Beren87 · 01-19-2003, 03:58 PM

Well, Tolkien wrote at the beginning of the century, when both genres were in their infancy. So his writing as a whole can be said to promote Sci-Fi. Fantasy and Sci-Fi are in essence the same thing, an escape from reality. He initiated fantasy (ignoring mythology such as Beowulf, and every religion, while assuming simply mainstream fantasy btw). They were one and the same in the beginning, and only recently have the two genres become seperated.

01-19-2003, 03:58 PM	#9
Beren87 Master of the Secret Fire Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between fire and ice, death and life Posts: 2,241	Well, Tolkien wrote at the beginning of the century, when both genres were in their infancy. So his writing as a whole can be said to promote Sci-Fi. Fantasy and Sci-Fi are in essence the same thing, an escape from reality. He initiated fantasy (ignoring mythology such as Beowulf, and every religion, while assuming simply mainstream fantasy btw). They were one and the same in the beginning, and only recently have the two genres become seperated.