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Matthew
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I've finished the narrative; starting to read the appendices.
A common criticism of The Return of the King is the lengthy denouement after the destruction of the Ring. This is, I submit, entirely wrong. It's an epic: it should include resolution and reintegration - this is absolutely one of the things that makes the work so great. We also see, after destruction and toil, what has been saved.
— May 31, 2021 11:48AM
A common criticism of The Return of the King is the lengthy denouement after the destruction of the Ring. This is, I submit, entirely wrong. It's an epic: it should include resolution and reintegration - this is absolutely one of the things that makes the work so great. We also see, after destruction and toil, what has been saved.
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Reading Tolkien’s linguistic and translation notes is almost enough to make one believe it is all true.
— Jun 05, 2021 11:29PM
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Probably the greatest literary depiction of nobility and greatness of spirit ever written, among its many other virtues.
— May 29, 2021 08:14AM
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I know of no other battle told of which is so tautly prepared and brilliantly told as that of the Pellanor. The range, the tenor, it’s amazing.
— May 27, 2021 11:24PM
