Posted: December 18, 1999 at 17:47:25: by Aelmer
: : Approved would include Tolkien's writings published during his
: : lifetime. Since he had nearly finished pre-publicatiion editing
: : of the Quenta Simarillion at the time of his death, it could
: : probably also be considered approved. In my opinion, all
: : subsequent published material would not be approved since
: : Tolkien did not authorize its publication.: Actually, THE SILMARILLION was nowhere near finished format at Tolkien's death. The (Middle-earth) books published in Tolkien's lifetime would be: : THE HOBBIT, 1st - 3rd editions
: THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1st - 2nd editions
: THE ROAD GOES EVER ON
: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL I thought he was nearing completion on editing QS. Be that as it may, how do we balance the above published works against those works published posthumously? To which do we defer when there are contradictions between the two? I would defer to the above works, but others may disagree.
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