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» mkletch - Different but excellent

Most of Michael's articles are 'historical' or 'speculative', but this article falls within the bounds of philosophy. On the whole, these are my favorite. Michael's writing is good, but the real reason is the material. Michael challenges commonly held opinions and finds support for the 'heresy'. That kind of non-obvious challenge, hidden by Tolkien in his work for us to discover, is the true treasure of the Professor's work.

That is Tolkien's Silmaril. We can try to 'possess' it, but then we miss the point. Its beauty is intangible.

-- posted by mkletch

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» MiddleEarthling - Re: Different but excellent

In response to message posted by mkletch:
Actually, i disagree with Michael. JRR Tolkien wasn't trying to do anything of the sort. It's like all great writers, the 'stories' just pop into their heads. He wasn't trying to show anybody anything. Haven't u ever writen a pointless but good story???

-- posted by MiddleEarthling

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» Michael_Martinez - Re: Re: Different but excellent

In response to message posted by MiddleEarthling:

Can a story be both pointless and good?

-- posted by Michael_Martinez

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