Writers might have regurgitated elements from Tolkien's works over the years, but they certainly didn't copy his verbose and archaic writing style. And I would argue that there was very little new in his book. It was a collection of myths and legends from ancient cultures, mixed together with different tropes from other cultures, and told in an old style. Compare LotR with other books that came out at the same time and it instantly feels aged.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
1961 Nobel Finalists: J.R.R. Tolkien
19/01/2012 09:27:46 AM
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It's difficult to assess Tolkien's relative merits then 51 years later.
19/01/2012 02:41:52 PM
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Yes, Edwardian prose does not thrill me
19/01/2012 02:58:00 PM
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Tolkein is an excellent example why I usually dismiss literary critics/critiques
23/01/2012 05:57:51 PM
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Tolkien. Please. You're doing your entire argument a disservice there. *NM*
23/01/2012 06:42:12 PM
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There's a lot more to it than that.
23/01/2012 07:20:30 PM
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You can't dismiss his impact, even if you do not like his storytelling.
23/01/2012 07:40:19 PM
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That's an odd argument
23/01/2012 07:51:49 PM
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Not really
23/01/2012 10:35:39 PM
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Depends on what you see as the point of literature.
24/01/2012 08:14:07 AM
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