tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post3774548648181379225..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Two Outta Three Ain't BadJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-12570033506897241282011-08-01T15:08:52.545-07:002011-08-01T15:08:52.545-07:00I have always *assumed* (without really knowing) t...I have always *assumed* (without really knowing) that the Tolkien literary estate were holding back any further access to biographical information than Carpenter was allowed (or than he was allowed to publish). This is understandable given that Tolkien has surviving children; Lewis did not, and Warnie died back in 1973.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-84185767255944770202011-07-09T06:31:00.389-07:002011-07-09T06:31:00.389-07:00I think using these sorts of activities as a stand...I think using these sorts of activities as a standard has to be modified on a case by case basis, according to the characteristics of the author. As you note, Tolkien left many complex drafts behind; Lewis didn't. On the other side, Lewis had more the kind of psychologically complex personal life that attracts biographers than Tolkien did.<br /><br />For the publication of Lewis's complete surviving letters but not Tolkien's, however, there's really no excuse.David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.com