tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post3101372828217225818..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: The New Arrival: Expensive!John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-64370755003146739002010-04-14T12:44:01.089-07:002010-04-14T12:44:01.089-07:00Does the book have anything worthwhile to say abou...Does the book have anything worthwhile to say about Tolkien's descriptions of nature? <br /><br /><br />Much interesting scholarship has appeared about elements of Tolkien's plots and nomenclature that may derive from medieval literature and Victorian-Edwardian romance. But I haven't seen much on Tolkien's description of "non-fantastic" landscapes, etc. Take, for example, the evocation of the Withywindle valley in The Fellowship of the Ring, before Old Man Willow appears.<br /><br /><br />This and numerous other passages are delightful, memorable reading. But did Tolkien apparently "just know" how to write so well? Isn't it likely that he absorbed something from other authors -- but if so, who were they? I realize that this would be harder to pin down than, say, his probable sources for Earendel, but I'd like to see somebody try.Extollagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580955213307049077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-11254602977929325872010-04-12T18:08:07.679-07:002010-04-12T18:08:07.679-07:00Preceding (spam) comment removed
We shd all write...Preceding (spam) comment removed<br /><br />We shd all write our own thesis!<br /><br />--JDRJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-37885605093091181072010-04-11T21:59:41.974-07:002010-04-11T21:59:41.974-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.emily parrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633329123747755544noreply@blogger.com