Re: Tolkien's notion of biology

Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:

> Hi all,
>
> So, it's been a while.  Been very busy teaching and whatnot.
Wellcome back! You've been missed.

> Before I can post something about C'ali or Phaleran (I don't
> really have anything to post), in the meantime here's a post
> from a linguistics blog about Tolkien:
>
> <http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000214.html>
Interesting piece, altho I cannot say I have not heard much the same many
times before.

The attendant discussion had it's ups and downs. What strikes me at bizarre is
that some many of the posts dealt with present American politics. I mean, the
books were written _decades_ ago, and the movies are, despite the criticisms
from the hardcore fans*, on the whole quite close to them. There's no way
they're specifically "applicable" on today's domestic policies in the US.

* That would include me.

                                                         Andreas

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