Many thanks, David & Carl. I had thought of the Letters (I've just finished translating them into French) and of the Legendarium, but not of the Inklings (!)...
Vincent Ferré
ferretolk@...
May 1, 2005 2:56 pm
14706
Something to put on your to-do list for this weekend, according to USA Today: "When the first trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the...
OK, a rambling post, yup (Did I already post my theory/query about how neat it would be if another Tolkienesque genius came along and did for the New World...
In a message dated 5/4/5 7:21:04 PM, Lizzie wrote: <<The Inuit language has its own Cyrillic characters, made me think of runes.>> The Inuit of Nunavut don't...
alexeik@...
May 4, 2005 7:36 pm
14709
There's one significant difference between Tolkien trying to write an Anglo-Saxon myth and someone doing the same for the Inuit. The difference is, Tolkien was...
Does anyone of translations of Tolkien into any Native American languages, please? Responding to a scholarly query.... Thanks, Mike...
Mike Foster
mafoster@...
May 4, 2005 8:47 pm
14711
Yeah, I just read that it was derived from a shorthand symbol set. How unromantic. But perhaps I was reading outdated info. Someone had sent me an image of...
*koff* Very good. Hm, yes, in the case of Tolkien, the Anglo invaders became the dominant force, as the Europeans did here, and he was recreating a mythos for...
In a message dated 5/4/2005 11:19:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lizziewriter@... writes: Hm, yes, in the case of Tolkien, the Anglo invaders became...
... Tolkien wasn't intending a mythos for the melting pot. He was intending one for his people, the English. That others have enjoyed it is wonderful, but it...
OK OK never mind. If anyone is interested in discussing how the idea COULD be done instead of how it could NOT be done, I'll see you on DisaffectedMythies....
Well, I could see a mythology related more to a place than a people, which might be appropriate for a primarily immigrant population like that of North...
In a message dated 5/5/5 7:45:30 PM, Lizzie wrote: <<OK OK never mind. If anyone is interested in discussing how the idea COULD be done instead of how it...
alexeik@...
May 5, 2005 8:04 pm
14718
Isn't there a totally famous old Irish ms called The Book of Invasions? What else do I need to know about it to find it on amazon? I'll post this a few places...
In a message dated 5/5/5 11:40:54 PM, Lizzie Triano wrote: <<Isn't there a totally famous old Irish ms called The Book of Invasions? What else do I need to...
alexeik@...
May 6, 2005 1:26 am
14720
Splendid! Thank you, Alexei! I think I read one of those books early on, or a short story, and I always meant to get back to them. Orson Scott Card is a...
Ah, six large volumes, hmm, thanks for the warning! I have also heard that there was a Dover edition (with pictures) and a retelling in Lady Gregory's _Gods &...
I didn't look at the reviews for the first two books yet, but I see the third book (looking later in the series, I want to see how long it is etc.) is getting...
... From: "Elizabeth Apgar Triano" <lizziewriter@...> ... Card ... Mormon (Latter Day Saints) - a church very focused upon events on the N. American...
In a message dated 5/6/5 3:32:05 PM, Lizzie Triano wrote: <<I have also heard that there was a Dover edition (with pictures) and a retelling in Lady Gregory's ...
alexeik@...
May 6, 2005 5:45 pm
14725
OK. Does he have a profession other than writer-of-stories I guess should have been my question. Although yes that is a relevant answer, certes. I am...
Sounds good! It might be me you were referring to, I've check out some Hildebrandt stuff on the web, I'd like to own some myself. Moreso for the work they did...
This is an excellent series, particularly the first three books. Unfortunately, he's lost a little steam completing it lately. The strength of this series,...
Mmm, no, James, I don't know that it was you. We were appreciating some of Hildebrandts treatment of the female form. Not that you don't appreciate it, of...
Seen today, a trailer for "Revenge of the Sith" in the form of the two-minute precis of the film that all pop-movie trailers are these days. Now I know there...
On 3/1/1944, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote: 'Peterborough' [a newspaper columnist], usually fairly reasonable, did [Lewis] the doubtful honour of a peculiarly...
... It's the first hardcover printing since the ever-so-rare Orb printing. BTW it's the 20th Anniversary edition, not the 25th. We reviewed it here: ...
I pulled up Greenman's review of OD MAGIC (review by Elizabeth Vail) when I went looking to see if it was Odd Magic, or Olive Drab Magic, or Overdose Magic, or...
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