Re: OT: White Goddess

Am 04/10 19:03  Raymond Brown yscrifef:

> One could say precisely the same thing about Tolkien.  The difference is
> that JRRT didn't write a book purporting to prove that his mythology was
> ancient and citing 'facts' of history, language and the myths & legends of
> different cultures as evidence.  JRRT presented his works as fiction.
>
I seem to remember reading somewhere that Graves and Tolkien were
neighbours, but did not talk to each other because they mutually
disliked each other's written works.

I have not read The White Goddess although I did track down Graves'
reconstruction of the original Christian Gospel which I found amusing
although rather dull and earnest.

Graves' historical fiction about the emperor Claudius I found enjoyable,
although I discovered them first as the BBC dramatic adaptions.  I
suspect that there may be a generation of viewers for whom the emperor
Claudius will forever be Derek Jacobi's interpretation of that role.


- andrew.
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