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10-02-2006, 11:54 AM | #41 | ||
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Not really. But yes, I agree. And why is it different? Tolkien hasn't got a message, he hasn't got an agenda, and his work is neither allegory nor lesson. We're all beating ourselves over the head trying to find the meaning when there isn't really any.
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10-03-2006, 09:35 AM | #42 |
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Oh but it's awash in meaning precisely because it's so much about reality.
On the PM point, point taken. Subtlety? In Faerie Story? I should think so. I point you to Phantastes by MacDonald, especially if you want to "suss something out for yourself".... |
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