tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post5270225117709676771..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Did Tolkien Complete the Silmarillion?John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-10804513460832301962021-06-01T18:07:00.207-07:002021-06-01T18:07:00.207-07:00Dear Keith
I'm glad you enjoy the blog; thank...Dear Keith<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoy the blog; thanks for the comments.<br /><br />I'd like to go back and revisit this project at some point; it's a matter of too many projects and not enough time. Though things have greatly improved in recent years since I've been focusing on wrapping up old projects rather than starting new ones. Thanks for putting this one back on my radar.<br /><br />With best wishes,<br />John R.John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-51229090411940514622021-06-01T07:13:32.832-07:002021-06-01T07:13:32.832-07:00The point you make about this being the version in...The point you make about this being the version in existence as he was writing The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings is crucial. Do you know whether anyone has picked up on the argument you make here and developed it further in a journal article for Tolkien Studies or one of the other journals? <br /><br />I'd also love to hear what Shippey or Hammond and Scull think about it. If they were in agreement to at least some degree, it might help propel a publication project.<br /><br />I do have to admit that the one thing I would have difficulty with is the use of the word "Gnomes" throughout, but that would be a minor issue all things considered.<br /><br />I appreciate your blog and all the work you've done in Tolkien studies over the years. <br /><br />KeithKeith Mathisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470376370210924488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-27733241766004206122021-05-31T16:01:27.385-07:002021-05-31T16:01:27.385-07:00Dear Keith
I'm glad you found the argument pe...Dear Keith<br /><br />I'm glad you found the argument persuasive. I suspect we'll have a vollume along those lines eventually, but I don't think it'll be anytime soon. <br /><br />Luckily Christopher has provided us with all the materials any Tolkien scholar wd need to assemble the appropriate bits from HME.IV into a working copy in proper sequence. And I think reading it in that form wd offer up an interesting perspective into the legendarium.<br /> <br />--JDRJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-83899917501987166872021-05-28T06:58:53.978-07:002021-05-28T06:58:53.978-07:00I believe you are correct. Have you ever approache...I believe you are correct. Have you ever approached the Tolkien Estate and the publisher about the possibility of producing a 1930's version of the "completed" Silmarillion?<br /><br />They've published stand-alone versions of the three big stories already (Beren, Hurin, and Gondolin). I don't see why they would have a problem with doing something like this.<br /><br />Keith Keith Mathisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470376370210924488noreply@blogger.com